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Girls be wise!
(Message given by Mrs. Lalitha Benedict in the recently held Aroma in Sitheri Hills, Tamil Nadu)
None can forget the exciting moments
of building sand castles on the beach. But
we have seen them demolished by the
rushing waves of the sea or under the feet
of men. Haven't we? It takes only a few
minutes to build sand-castles whereas it
takes much more wisdom and planning to
build concrete buildings.
Notice what the Bible says,
“By wisdom a house is built, and by
understanding it is established; by
knowledge the rooms are filled with all
precious and pleasant riches.” (Pro
24:3,4).
We are living in a time when families
are being shattered
because of
foolishness. Today, God is calling you to
build a Christian home with His wisdom.
Only the wise woman can build her house.
Proverbs 14:1 - “The wisest of women
builds her house, but folly with her own
hands tears it down.”
Similarly, we also read about the wise
and the foolish man in Matthew 7:24-27.
The wise man built his house on the rock
whereas the foolish man built on sand.
When the rains fell and floods came, the
house built on the sand collapsed.
Hence, God calls us to build our
houses on rock with wisdom. I want to
write on how we can build our house with
wisdom.
1. Be Wise In Speech
Pro 31:26 -“She opens her mouth with
wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on
her tongue.”
We see in this verse that the wise
woman pours forth wisdom. In the Old
Testament (1 Sam 25), we read about a
mean man named Nabal. We also read
about his beautiful and intelligent wife,
Abigail. David was fleeing from his father-
in-law Saul, and was living in the
wilderness of Carmel with his men. While
Nabal's shepherds were tending their
sheep, David and his men protected
Nabal's flock. When it was time for sheep-
shearing, David sent his young men to
Nabal, asking for his favour. But foolish
Nabal replied harshly and sent away
David's servants empty handed.
Hearing about the ill-treatment of his
servants by Nabal, David became furious
and prepared to attack Nabal. On hearing
this turn of events, the wise Abigail acted
swiftly. She took food for David's men and
met him on the way.
Note what she says to David,
1 Samuel 25:24 - “On me alone, my
lord, be the guilt. Please let your servant
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