Chapter 1
Chapter 31: verse 10
Who can find a virtuous woman?
Here a mother gives direction to her son ‘The King Lemuel’ in the choice of a wife and gives the description of a virtuous woman who is wise, excellent or of noble character, strength, capability, skill, valor, wealth and multi-talented. She is good wife, she has excellent service and moral goodness and she is a woman of true virtue, committed to her husband. She is a suitable helpmate for him. She is priceless and she is rare —“who can find her ?.
Woman : Spiritually woman represents Church.
Wife : means weaver. The beauty of stitching we can see at the end of it.
Virtuous : Excellent service and moral goodness. (meaning from dictionary) – Chaste, modest, diligent, frugal, dutiful to her husband, careful of her family, discreet (prudent) in her discourse(speech),efficient and efficacy.
Chaste – pure in thought ,word, and deed.
Modest – humble and shy.
Diligent – hard working .
Frugal – not spending much.
Dutiful to her husband – doing one’s duty showing respect and obedience.
Careful of her family – taking care/look after.
Discreet in her discourse – prudent in her speech.
Efficient – able to perform duties well or quality of being efficient.
Efficacy – able to produce the desired result.
Such type of woman make her husband happy .Who can find ‘such an one virtuous woman’ ? When we look around this world we cannot see such a pure woman without any fault.
In Ecclesiastes 7:28,29 Solomon says: which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found: but a woman among all those have I not found.
But in Songs of Solomon 6:9 says:
My dove, my perfect one, is the only one, the only one of her mother. The favourite of the one who bore her.
Who can find her? Only Jesus Christ could find her. Jesus found her and purchased her with great price of his precious blood. Hallelujah.
Ephe:5:26,27
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Church of Christ , actually engaged for marriage to Christ. 2 Cori: 11:2. Each believer is engaged for marriage to Christ. Christ is the spiritual husband of each believer. Church of Christ is wise and prudent, she is beautiful especially in his eyes, with whom she is the fairest among women, Song of Solomon 5:9 . There are many churches in this world but only the church of Christ is chaste, modest and faithful . She is hardworker and enthusiastic, careful of her family, dutiful to her husband ,efficient, eficacy, skilled and multi talented. When we learn each verses, we can learn more about her. Each believer is a perfect and favourite through Jesus Christ. Praise the Lord.
Virtue is a pattern of thought and behavior based on high moral standards.
Examples of virtues are: (Wikipedia).
For more details : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue
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All these virtues are good which makes us a good person. But without purity we cannot enter into heaven. Purity is one of the virtues. How can be a person become pure ?
We cannot be pure by our own works because , ( Isaiah 64:6) says: But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. We cannot be pure by our own good works but only through Jesus Christ. When we wash our sins by the blood of Jesus Christ ,we will be pure in the sight of God.
Ephe:5:26,27
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Are you a person who has been washed by the blood of Jesus Christ? If not , confess your sin, and accept Jesus Christ as your saviour. Then you will become a real virtuous person.
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Who can find a Virtuous woman? 