Morning Devotion: Read Proverbs
Proverbs 31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. 29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
As we grow older and begin to reminisce, muse and ponder the virtue our mother’s and how she applied her love with wisdom and yes, firm yet kind and tender discipline we rejoice.
Our mothers have and have had a great impact in shaping our lives and forming our hearts and minds and how we make choices in this world. Praise God for virtuous mothers.
As we grow older we look back and call our virtuous mothers blessed. In the Americas we celebrate Mother’s Day, we honour our mothers and praise them at that time. Maybe we should do so more often.
Probably, the best way to honour your mother is to obey and later emulate the same virtue. Remember, the mother spoken about in this text is Christian, she is exalted by Lemuel who is Solomon. Solomon wrote about his mother Bathsheba.
Secondly: we find the husband praising her.
Proverbs 31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. 29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
Gentlemen, give praise to your dear wife, the wife of your youth and the wife of your children. In my ministry, I have found, especially in this day and age, husbands and wives argue more and more and divorce ensues.
The main reason, in my opinion, is because the praise and the virtue are missing. It seems most spouses are out for themselves rather than for their spouse, love is gone, covetousness is predominant and God is missing.
If you will notice, the entire passage of the virtuous woman speaks about giving. She gives or her time, her power, her work, her wisdom, her love, her kindness, nothing is for her it is for others.
Let’s bring this back to the church the bride of Christ. Do we give? not like the world expects us to give, but as the Lord expects us to give.
My friend, as a Christian, a born again believer in Christ Jesus, are you giving? The most wonderful thing you can give is the gospel of salvation. Share God’s word, share the wisdom of God’s word. Share God’s love (Read I Corinthians 13:4-8), share His Son Jesus.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
The choice is still yours,
Pastor Cook
