Honor Her For All That Her Hands Of Done

PROVERBS 31:31
“Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates.
”‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭31:31‬ ‭NKJV‬
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The book of Proverbs gives us excellent advice on how to live godly lives. It starts with the command to fear the Lord (v7), and finishes with the image of a woman who puts into practice God’s word and fulfilled His commands. We see these qualities throughout the book: Hard working, respectful to one’s spouse, foresight, care for others, and has wisdom when it comes to managing money and resources. When coupled with fear of the Lord, brings about, peace, success, contentment, joy, honour and worth.
The book of Proverbs is practical, it teaches us to become wise and make good decisions; it teaches Jesus way to live godly lives.
The woman here is not only a representation of women in general, but representation of the church, the bride of Christ. These verses not only give direction on how to live and manage our individual lives, but also how to live out and manage the church in general.
Church is not supposed to be run by a small group of leaders, a Pastor, Vicar and a few elders; it is supposed to operate through the whole body by the leading and power of the Holy Spirit. “And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭11‬-‭16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
My beloved, every Spirit filled member has a part to play; and is gifted accordingly, and therefore must actively take part by God’s leading in church meetings and in the streets and communities.
My beloved, it’s no longer man’s church, but the Church of Jesus Christ, for “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭4‬-‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.