She Is Faithful

Faithfully submitting her will to God, moment by moment, the woman steps away from bondage and toward emancipation, willing to be used as the instrument through which God provides the needs of others.  However, she does not step out to help before lifting their needs to Him.

CROSS-REFERENCES TO MATTHEW 26:6-16

According to Thompson’s Chain Reference

Matthew 26:6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of a man known as Simon the Leper, 7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table. 8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. "Why this waste?" they asked. 9 "This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor."10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, "Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.12 When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. 13 I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her."  14 Then one of the Twelve--the one called Judas Iscariot--went to the chief priests 15 and asked, "What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?" So they counted out for him thirty silver coins. 16 From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.”

·         Paraphrase of Thompson’s commentary.

o   Personal observations of how this applies to the Christian woman today.

Deuteronomy 15:1-11 

• The Christian woman does not hold back in helping the needy, nor does she cast judgment upon their circumstances, and she definitely does not draw them into a contract to pay her back in any way.

o   In our service to others, us women must not gloat when we discover someone in worse circumstances than our own, and we must not whine when we find ourselves in worse circumstances than others.  We must be willing to serve to whatever capacity we are able, either in our poverty or in our plenty.

2 Kings 4:1-7

• The Christian woman is not afraid to ask for help when she herself is in need, and she is diligent with the help that she receives.

o   In our service to others, us women know that we cannot help others when we are in need ourselves.  If someone seeks our help, we must first ask for God’s help to meet that need, so that it is His power that makes things happen, and not our own, so that He gets the glory.

  

Isaiah 31:1-5

• The Christian woman knows that she must not rush to the aid of others without first, being asked for her help, and second, seeking God’s heart on the matter.

o   In our service to others, us women must honor the fact that God has a plan for everyone, and we must seek His guidance as to our part of that plan, if any, and we must not demand to be made part of that plan, but submit our will to Him and be used by Him according to His Will.