Good morning! I'm so excited about the 31 Day Challenge!! Ask me again by day 20 and I might be singing a different tune, but right now, I can't wait to get started!
"Who can find a capable wife?
Her value is far more than that of corals."
- Prov 31:10
So, today's verse is focusing on Value.
It asks the rhetorical question "Who can find a capable wife?" That implies that it is a difficult thing to do. "Her value is far more than that of corals." In Bible times, red coral was very valuable and was made into beads and other ornaments. Imagine the difficulty in locating and obtaining coral, especially without modern equipment.
Now imagine the picture above.
A diver, planning his course, preparing his equipment, searching for coral.
It asks the rhetorical question "Who can find a capable wife?" That implies that it is a difficult thing to do. "Her value is far more than that of corals." In Bible times, red coral was very valuable and was made into beads and other ornaments. Imagine the difficulty in locating and obtaining coral, especially without modern equipment.
Now imagine the picture above.
A diver, planning his course, preparing his equipment, searching for coral.
Your husband is that diver.
He has searched for you as a hidden treasure ... and he found you.
After years of searching, he found the prized coral he had been searching for and he chose you. Proverbs 12:4 says, "A capable wife is a crown to her husband." Beautiful, valuable, honored. "A house and wealth are inherited from fathers, But a discreet wife is from Jehovah."- Proverbs 19:14. Coral is not something that can be handmade. It's a natural treasure, something that must be found. Here we are likened to a gift from Jehovah!
Today's Day 1 Challenge is:
Know your own value.
Today, remember that you are highly valuable ... to your friends, your brothers and sisters, your family, and especially your husband. Your husband searched for you and when he found you, he chose you.