La Femme Vertueuse

The Praise of the Virtuous Woman in the Scriptures

A virtuous woman is nothing like what you see in the world today. You can marry a beautiful woman, but beauty does not make a virtuous woman. If she is lazy, surly and lacking judgment, then she is not a virtuous woman and you must be careful not to make a woman like this your wife. Men pick on women for the wrong reasons. Why sue a woman who can't even do simple things that women are supposed to do?

To be fair, there are also lazy, tough, selfish men who can't do things that men are supposed to be able to do. God loves his daughter and men like this are not ready to marry his daughter. Make sure you're not attracted to a girl for sexiness, because that's what most marriages in America are all about. Christians don't want that, look what happened to Solomon.

If you have a Bible nearby, I ask you to open it to Proverbs 31:10-31. Today I intend to tell you about this passage under the title "The Praiseworthy Woman". In the original Hebrew language, this passage is in the form of an acrostic. Boys and girls, you know what it is. Maybe you've ever written a word on the side of a page, maybe the word MOTHER, with a letter on each line, then you try to think of something nice to write about your mother for each letter. on the left side of the page. This passage is something like that. There are twenty-two verses and each of them begins with a consecutive letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which has twenty-two letters. The style of literature here is poetry. The writer does not construct an argument, as Paul does in his writings. But he strings beads of praise for the pious woman. He sets himself the task of praising the pious woman. And he finds twenty-two laudable things to say about her.

The Bible tells the stories of many amazing women, including Mary of Nazareth, Eve, and Mary Magdalene, all of whom play prominent roles in the history of Christianity. Scripture passages about their journeys inspire those who follow the Lord, but these verses are not the only words that give strength to mothers, wives, daughters and sisters. There are larger bible verses for women that have the ability to empower and uplift followers of Jesus Christ who may need a boost of confidence after a tough week or a reminder that God is on their side. coast.

Over the years we spent with them, we focused on teaching them about life, as they were all about to enter what many call "the error zone", aged between 18 and 24. years. We both teach English, so it was easy to incorporate life choices into our daily lessons. We realized early on that while reading and writing are undoubtedly very important, there is a greater need that God has placed in our hearts. We started seeing our students as God sees them, and that changed everything. We knew that in the end, God wasn't going to care how many children passed our tests or our classes, but He was going to care how many we pointed to Him.

For us, our jobs are not limited to the academic aspect. We help raise young men and women to be responsible and hopefully one day live for God in all they do.