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May 31, 2021 · Godly women are committed to working with Him to develop good and righteous qualities. The Bible has a number of passages that list these traits. The Lord has actually planted them within us already, with the expectation that they will mature over time. One of those sections is known as The Fruit of the Spirit, found in the book of Galatians.
Aug 1, 2019 · There is a woman somewhere waiting to hear your story and learn how God loves them too. 4. God sees women. In Jesus’ day, rabbis would not teach women, and men would not let women count change into their hands for fear of touching. Women were invisible, but God sees us.
Sep 23, 2021 · This is a Word of wisdom for us (as daughters from our own mothers), but also to teach our children. The key word is “teaching.”. As godly mothers, we are also teachers. And we have greater influence on our children, than I think we realize. They are watching us. But they also need us to help lead the way.
Nov 12, 2024 · Also Read: Bible Verses About Wise Woman . What Does the Bible Say About. The Bible offers guidance on women’s roles, emphasizing respect, honor, and value in various aspects of life. In the creation story, both men and women are made in God’s image (Genesis 1:27), showing that both are equally valued by God. Throughout the Bible, women ...
- Ruth: A Good Reputation Is Valuable
- Martha: Talk to Jesus About Everything
- Rahab: Use Your Head
- Elizabeth: When Believing Is Hard
- Hannah: Keep Your Word
- Women and God
Ruth entered Bethlehem with Naomi as a kind of blank slate; the people here did not know what sort of person she was. Dots were connected, however, and a picture was established: Ruth had behaved with the selfless sort of love that Christ described when he said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (Jo...
Jesus chided, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her” (Luke 10:41-42). Martha had just been telling Jesus how she felt about Mary sitting and listening while she did all the work. Tell Jesus how you feel, even at the risk of...
Rahab took the information buzzing around her city and interpreted it correctly. She did not say, “I know that you believe the Lord has given you the land,” or “I know youare powerful warriors who strike fear in the people.” She declared to the spies, “I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and tha...
As soon as Mary arrived at her home, Elizabeth cried out, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! [...] And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord’” (Luke 1:42,45). Not only did Elizabeth welcome and encourage Mary, but she also recognized that Mary’s baby w...
I read recently in my daily devotionalabout how people tend to make bargains with God when they are in great distress, then forget about their promises when their needs are met. A person might promise, “If I get this job, I’ll give 10% of my earnings to the poor.” That 10% ends up paying for a new car instead. Hannah, the wife of Elkanah, promised ...
We are not made of stone, and God does not want us to be stoic. Hannah told the Lord, “I have lent him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord” (1 Samuel 1:27). It’s as though she would ease her heart by imagining she had some measure of control over God. Yet our gracious and merciful Father did not rebuke Hannah. Women in the Bibl...
We might best describe humans as “priestly kings.”. Like kings, all humans were meant to rule and reign on God’s behalf. We were called to submit to God’s vision and definition of good and evil–something that humanity fails at rather quickly in Genesis 3 . Our ruling and reigning is a call to advance the creation.
May 21, 2024 · Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man” (1 Cor. 11:8-9). Elsewhere Paul says that a woman should not exercise authority over a man because “Adam was formed first, then Eve” (1 Tim. 2:13). Paul’s reasoning in these verses has been attacked as inconsistent.
