What is a Virtuous Woman

Introduction

Good morning Church!

I want to welcome each and every person who has come out to join us today and all those who may be joining online.

Today is a special day isn’t it?

It’s a day that comes once a year that was set aside in 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson to honor those special women in our lives we call Mother.

Think about this…without our mother’s there wouldn’t be a single one of us sitting here this morning, amen.

As I began studying on what God would have me preach this morning, I couldn’t help but to be drawn towards Proverbs 31.

Now, I know this is a very popular passage but after looking back at past Mother’s Day messages I’ve preached, I don’t know that I have ever just preached on this specific topic for a Mother’s Day Message and I tried looking at other passages but the Holy Spirit just kept drawing me back to this for some reason.

So, the topic I want to speak to you on for just a few moments in time this morning is this…What is a Virtuous Woman?

And if you have your Bible’s with you, I’d ask you to turn with me to Proverbs 31.

As you’re turning I want to share a little story with you I came across.

One afternoon a man came home from work to find total mayhem in his house. His three children were outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard. The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house.

Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall.

In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing. In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door.

He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she may be ill, or that something serious had happened. He found her lounging in the bedroom, still curled in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, "What happened here today?"

She again smiled and answered, "You know every day when you come home from work and ask me what in the world did I do today?"

"Mhmmm."

She answered, "Well, today I didn't do it."

Moms are important, aren’t they?

And many times, and I’m going to be the first to admit, we men don’t take the time to give you the proper thanks that you deserve and so this morning for each mother sitting here and I want to take that a step further and just say to each woman setting here, Thank You!

Even if you’re not a mom, I’m sure your husband is very thankful for everything you do for him on a daily basis and if he hasn’t told you lately, I’m going to tell you for him, Thank You!

Men, you can thank me later!

With no further ado, if you have your Bible’s turned to Proverbs 31 and Verse 10 would you say, amen.

She’s Priceless — (Vs. 10)

The word “Virtuous” speaks of someone who has high moral standards. Someone who is upright and righteous.

Explain thought on righteousness...

Romans 3:10 KJV 1900

10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Isaiah 64:6 KJV 1900

6 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.

Matthew 19:17 KJV 1900

17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

So doesn’t it stand to reason that the first thing we need to understand about a virtuous woman is that in order to be virtuous she must first be a Godly woman, amen.

Good mothers are great but great mothers, virtuous mothers are Godly, Amen!

And Solomon says here, “Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.”

A virtuous woman, a Godly woman is priceless!

I came across a passage written by man named John Killinger. In his book Lost in Wonder, Love, and Praise he wrote the following affirmation:

I believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, who was born of the promise to a virgin named Mary.

I believe in the love Mary gave her Son, that caused her to follow him in his ministry and stand by his cross as he died.

I believe in the love of all mothers, and its importance in the lives of the children they bear.

It is stronger than steel, softer than down, and more resilient than a green sapling on the hillside.

It closes wounds, melts disappointments, and enables the weakest child to stand tall and straight in the fields of adversity.

I believe that this love, even at its best, is only a shadow of the love of God, a dark reflection of all that we can expect of him, both in this life and the next.

And I believe that one of the most beautiful sights in the world is a mother who lets this greater love flow through her to her child, blessing the world with the tenderness of her touch and the tears of her joy.

A virtuous woman is priceless!

She’s a Provider — (Vs. 11-24)

She Provides Peace to Her Husband — (Vs. 11-12)

Proverbs 12:4 KJV 1900

4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

She Provides Nourishment to Her Family — (Vs. 13-15)

She Provides Sustenance to Her Family — (Vs. 16-19)

She Provides for the Poor — (Vs. 20)

She Provides a Plan — (Vs. 21)

She Provides Her Family w/ the Best She Can — (Vs. 22-24)

She’s Prudent — (Vs. 25-26)

She’s Purposeful — (Vs. 27)

She’s Praised — (Vs. 28-31)