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1998-11-13 - The Excellent
Woman of God
The Virtuous Woman Series, Part 23
Proverbs 31:29 "Many women have done virtuously, but thou
excellest them all."
My son plays the cello. He practices as often as he possibly can. I remember
when he first started, I really wished that there was some way that I could
tactfully wear ear plugs, or at least burn the thing. The sounds being drawn
out of those strings were somewhere between the sound that a cat makes when
it's tail is stepped on and sticky brakes. He kept at it, though, and now,
4 years later it's a pleasure to listen to him. Even in practice. He recently
earned first chair in the cello section, and was accepted into the "All-State
Honors Orchestra". He is excelling in his playing of the cello. It has taken
practice and hard work, but it was worth it.
I think it's the same with this excellent woman of God. She probably didn't
always get it right at first, and I'm willing to bet that there were days
when it just seemed too hard to put others first, too difficult to remember
that God was her reason for living. I can almost rest assured that sometimes
she didn't want to get up and fix breakfast, and now and again, her priorities
got out of balance. 1 John 1:9 holds a promise for us all though:
1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
So, some days weren't perfect, and some moments she just plain blew it. But
she knew the secret; she humbled herself before her God, admitted to Him
her failure, her sin, then she got up and did it right. That's what grace
is all about - the opportunity to do it again and get it right. Something
else, too, I am also willing to bet that the more she got up and got it right,
the more she got right. Funny how it works that way.
One of these days we are going to stand before our Father. One of these days
He is going to look at the course of our lives. One of these days, I want
to hear Him say, "Well done, thou good and faithful child. Many women have
done virtuously, but thou excellest them all." It is only Christ in me Who
makes this future a reality.
Oh, my Father, I thank You so much for You. I thank
You that in all of Your holiness, in Your perfection, in all that You are,
not once have You done anything but help me up again. Lord, it just boggles
my mind that You constantly work in us and through us to bring out the best
in us. Thank You. I thank You for Proverbs 24:16 which reads, "For a just
man falleth seven times and riseth up again." How neat! How wonderful that
You have given us the promise that we can rise up - again, that with Your
help we don't have to stay down when we fall. Thank You. Thank You for Jesus.
Thank You for the Cross. Thank You for accepting me into Your family. I love
You Lord. Amen
Sandi
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