A Gracious Woman
~A gracious woman retaineth honour. Proverbs 11:16
To be gracious is to have generosity of spirit marked by kindness and courtesy, to retain is to keep in possession, and honour is to merit respect. As daughters of the King, we eye to merit honour from our King Jesus. If then, we are gracious and welcoming to those who are in need, we will obtain favor from our Master.
Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus Christ and remember that we are not trying to please men and each other, for all this is vain, but we desire to be the apple of the eye of our great God and Saviour.
We can be gracious to the things that are dear to the Lord, such as little children. (Matthew 19:14). And it a bit more difficult, we can even be gracious and extend a gesture of kindness to our enemies, such as the Lord commanded in Matthew 5:44.
After all, no one will ever be more gracious to us than the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave His life a ransom for ours on the cross of Calvary.
Certainly a beautiful verse for the Proverb of the Day for the 11th of the month.
To be gracious is to have generosity of spirit marked by kindness and courtesy, to retain is to keep in possession, and honour is to merit respect. As daughters of the King, we eye to merit honour from our King Jesus. If then, we are gracious and welcoming to those who are in need, we will obtain favor from our Master.
Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus Christ and remember that we are not trying to please men and each other, for all this is vain, but we desire to be the apple of the eye of our great God and Saviour.
We can be gracious to the things that are dear to the Lord, such as little children. (Matthew 19:14). And it a bit more difficult, we can even be gracious and extend a gesture of kindness to our enemies, such as the Lord commanded in Matthew 5:44.
After all, no one will ever be more gracious to us than the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave His life a ransom for ours on the cross of Calvary.
Certainly a beautiful verse for the Proverb of the Day for the 11th of the month.
posted by Redeemed @ 5:13 PM
5 Comments:
Gracious, yes, but kids sometimes need to get yelled at. ;)
No, seriously, it's a good reminder of how we ought to conduct ourselves as daughters of the King of kings and members of the bride of Christ.
Thanks, Sarah. I needed that today. Can I call you this weekend? (If I get the chance, I'll call you from CA.)
lol, Angie, I understand...
Amen though!!
I needed to read that Proverb too, Carey. Please call me, I miss talking to you. I'll try and call you before you leave, maybe Thursday night. :)
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Amen, and thanks a lot Barbara!!
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