The Watering Hole

She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. v13
She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. v14
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. v15
She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. v16
She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. v17

This godly young woman is unlike most girls from today. She "worketh willingly with her hands." She will not be seen carousing about or pursuing vain things. Even though this is a wealthy woman, hard work and physical labor are not beneath her. Prov 6:6 says, "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise." Poverty has a way of following slothfulness but a godly wife would never do such harm to her husband.

You remember the story from Gen 24, how Abraham sent his servant to find a wife for Isaac. The Lord brought Rebekah to the well and she served the stranger servant. "And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking." Gen24:19. Camels drink an awful lot of water after a long journey. There was no spicket to turn on nor was there a hose. This was done by drawing the water out of the well one pitcher at a time, upwards of 40 gallons per camel. It would require multiple trips to water just one camel. This was how the Lord showed the servant which girl Isaac would marry.

"She girded her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms." A godly young woman should be about hard work, even physical labor, like Rebekah who served a stranger. Where was Rebekah found? At the watering hole. What was your bride doing when you found her? Where will your daughters be when God brings along their future husband. If she is like Rebekah then there is no cause for concern, her works will be manifest before long.