When God Says …
“Strength and honour are her clothing; And she shall rejoice in time to come.” (Proverbs 31:25 KJV)
This passage tells us that this woman of lofty ideals is strong and dignified. These are traits that a woman or man wear for victorious life in this world. But, these traits are not of the world. These traits are not of one's self effort to stand stoic with pride, but by the fruit of the Holy Spirit who is in a person's being through grace by faith is in Christ Jesus. These attributes are borne from within, displayed in a person's demeanor of daily living, as this ideal woman exemplifies. Not because of her, but because of the finished work of Jesus in whom she surrendered her life, in whom we too ought to surrender our lives.
Like this woman, as she shall rejoice, we too are vested with the attire of strength and honor by grace in Christ Jesus. We have the same assurance when we totally rest in faith looking to Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith. And, we too shall rejoice! It is written: “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” (Romans 5:1-5 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
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