Her Price: Her Value (Prov. 31 Series)

When I started thinking about this next phrase, I had to really do some soul searching on my own.

"...her price is far above rubies."

Let's look at the word, price. The meaning of this word is also value. What is your value? In our modern day and even back in history, the woman was not valued very highly. In some civilizations she was valued equally with an animal. Something to be used and exploited. It is some better in our day and in this part of the world, but there are still places where our gender is not valued. There are men that aren't valued by their women either. Shame on us! This saddens me and burdens me to the point of grief. 

You will find the difference of people giving value when they begin to see how God values a person. Let's look at the meaning of value as a verb. The action of giving value. What does that look like?

- to consider with respect to worth, excellence, usefulness or importance.

- to regard or esteem highly

When you give value to someone, this is what it looks like. Are you giving value to yourself and the people around you? Why should we? God did! 

Gen. 1:27 "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and email created he them."

Gen. 1:31a "And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold it was very good!..."

Psalm 8:5 "For thou hast made him (man/woman) a little lower than the Angels, and has crowned him with glory and honor."

Where do we go to feel like we are valued? Our worth? If we are searching for worth from any human being on this earth, we will never find it  fully. We will always be disappointed. Our husbands can't give it to us fully, or boyfriends, or parents, or friends, etc. The One who created us is the one that gave us value and worth. We find our worth and value in God alone. 

Are you the needy person that is always trying to find compliments and praise for what you do in order to put value on who you are? Stop! Find your worth and value in Christ alone! Learn to say with David in Psalm 139, "I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knows the right well." 

An interesting note: why did Solomon compare our price to rubies? Every wonder? I am always asking questions and there are times when I find answers. The ruby is most sought after, even more than diamonds. The ruby is associated with beauty and wisdom. Almost all the rubies that are found have flaws in them. 

Now I found that very interesting. Even though they have flaws they are still very highly prized. There's hope for us!!! It humbled me to know as well, that I am worthy even though I am flawed. Christ came for flawed people. He has a solution. That is why He died on the cross to take on Himself the flaws that we have to give us a perfection that is all His own. Now that is giving value! That is giving worth, That is giving honor! 

If we don't feel valued and worthy, then we are looking to the wrong source for that value. Stop and turn the Heavenly Father for that. Only then can we be who we ought to be in our roles that God has given to us. Only when we can see the value that God puts on us, can we begin to put value on the people around us. We then know how to give respect, honor and worth to the people that are important in our lives. This is how we "love our neighbors as ourselves."