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2012-05-13 A Woman Of Influence
— by Dennis Fisher
Our Daily Bread Radio is hosted by Les Lamborn
Read : Proverbs 31:10-31
31:11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
31:12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
31:13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
31:14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
31:15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
31:16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. buyeth: Heb. taketh
31:17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
31:18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. She...: Heb. She tasteth
31:19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
31:20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She...: Heb. She spreadeth
31:21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. scarlet: or, double garments
31:22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
31:23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
31:24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it ; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
31:25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
31:26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
31:27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also , and he praiseth her.
31:29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. have...: or, have gotten riches
31:30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
31:31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
She watches over
the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. —Proverbs 31 : 27
During the early years of the Protestant Reformation in Europe, Katharina Von Bora, a former nun, married Martin Luther (1525).
By all accounts, the two had a joyous married life.
Luther said, “There is no bond on earth so sweet, nor any separation so
bitter, as that which occurs in a good marriage.”
Because Katharina rose at 4 a.m. to care for her responsibilities, Luther referred to her as the “morning star of Wittenberg.”
She was industrious in tending the vegetable garden and orchard.
Also, she administered the family business and managed the Luthers’ home and property.
In time, the couple had six children for whom Katharina felt the home was a school of character development.
Her energetic industry and care for the family made her a woman of influence.
Katharina seems to have been a woman like the one described in Proverbs 31.
She was indeed a virtuous wife who awoke “while it [was] yet night” and provided “food for her household” (v.15).
She also watched “over the ways of her household, and [did] not eat the bread of idleness” (v.27).
From role models like Katharina, we can learn about the love, diligence, and fear of the Lord that’s needed to be a woman of influence.
Lord, thank You for the influence our
mothers and wives have had on us.
We too want to touch the lives of others, to point them to You.
We know we need Your Spirit’s power to do
that.
Fill us and use us, we pray.
Good mothers not
only tell us how to live— they show us.
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