Far Above Rubies

Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

This section is not some unattainable list of a model woman, it is the description of many ladies in the eyes of the one who loves her well.

My wife, in my eyes, is one of these. She is industrious, enterprising faithful, conscientious…She has my back (yes, I have hers as well) She feeds us all and cares for the needs of the family. An added bonus is that she is a beautiful woman.

I am happy when I see brothers on my Facebook feed honoring their “Suitable counterpart.” God wants us to live with our wives with honor treating them as fellow heirs of the grace of life. He is so insistent on that the Peter says if you do not treat them with honor your prayers are hindered.

I have been blessed to be married to my wife for 44 years and it has been a great run so far.

But what makes her love me is that she first accepts the love of God and from that flows a better love than she might humanly give.

DO you love your spouse well? It really is a two way street you know, but each of us is responsible for how WE love and not for how we are loved.

You ponder that