The Noble Woman
Are you a noble woman?” “No.” “Why not?” “That’s for queens and princesses and people like that.” “Ahhhh, the nobility. Women of noble rank. Royalty, in other words.” “Yes. Why?” “Do you think a woman could be noble in any other way?” “I don’t know. I’ve never really thought about it.” “Me neither, until recently. I’m wondering. Maybe we need to search it out and see just what that word ‘noble’ really means.” The New King James Version shows Proverbs 31:10 like this: “A virtuous wife who can find? For her price is far above rubies.” The literal translation from the original text renders the phrase ‘a virtuous wife’ as ‘ woman of valor.” The NIV says: “A noble woman who can find?….”...
Read MoreA Promise Kept
How many promises have you made? Well, probably a lot in your life, but here is another question to consider. How many promises have you kept? In the Bible, there is a lady named Hannah, who made a promise to God. Hannah could not give birth to children (1 Samuel 1:5). This made her terribly unhappy. Weeping, she went to the temple and asked the Lord to give her a son. Then she made her promise. She told the Lord that she would give her son to Eli, who was the priest, to work in the temple (1 Samuel 1:11). When the Lord heard her prayer, he gave her a baby boy. She called him Samuel “…because I have asked him of the Lord,” (1 Samuel 1:20). She kept her promise and gave Samuel to Eli the priest when she had weened him (1 Samuel 1:23-24). I think it was...
Read MoreHannah
In 1 Samuel 1:11, Hannah prayed for a baby. The Lord had closed her womb. So she prayed that the Lord grant her a baby. She made a promise that she would give him to the Lord. So God remembered her and gave her a baby boy. Hannah remembered the promise that she made and gave the boy to the Lord. See we as Christian women need to be like Hannah and keep the Lord first. Ok, maybe we have some kids in sports, but what comes first God or sports? GOD! So we always need to put the Lord first and keep our promises to Him. It’s ok if you miss a few services. But don’t hold back and just stop going completely! Come back and get the Lord back in your life! So remember if you make a promise to the Lord, keep it! Do you know what JOY stand for? Jesus, Others, Yourself! I...
Read MoreWait for the Lord
In this day and time, we are always in a hurry. We have trained ourselves and our children to expect everything NOW. When our expectations are not met, we often become impatient and frustrated, pushing harder to get what we want. We begin to rely only on ourselves in order to get what we think we “need.” In our quest for more, there is no room for patience or time to wait for God to bless us in His time. God sometimes asks us to wait. He promises to provide for us in due time if we will wait patiently. Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” God’s timetable is not the same as ours. We need to trust in God’s promises and not become frustrated when things do not work out...
Read MoreDeborah
The name of Deborah means bee. “Science confirms the ancient belief that of all the animal kingdom, the bee ranks among the highest in intelligence. Deborah stands out as among the wisest of all the Old Testament.” (Mary Hallet) The Bible does not tell us much about Deborah’s family. We know that she was married to a man named Lapidoth (Judges 4:4). They lived between Bethel and Ramah in the hill country of Ephraim. The palm tree under which Deborah sat as she judged for the children of Israel became a landmark known as “The Palm of Deborah” (Judges 4:5). She was referred to as “a mother in Israel” (Judges 5:7), but there is no record of any children being born to Deborah and Lapidoth. Deborah, having superior spiritual,...
Read MoreEntertaining Angels Unaware
even to those we don‘t know. Hospitable treatment of strangers, widows, and the fatherless is discussed in the Bible as early as Exodus 22:21-22 and Exodus 23:9. Later, in Leviticus 19:10, the poor are mentioned in addition to strangers. Again in Deuteronomy 23:12-13, instructions are given for the treatment of strangers, widows, and the fatherless. Do we consider these groups when extending our hospitality? The New Testament gives us many examples of women who showed hospitality. Many are commended for receiving others into their own homes. Mary and Martha: Martha welcomed Jesus into her home in Luke 10:38. Later, Mary and Martha provided supper for Jesus and his disciples in their home (John 12:1-3). Dorcas: Tabitha, also known as Dorcas, was known for her...
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