This week is the story of Ruth illustrated by renown
preacher, Dr. Tony Evans and his
daughter, Chrystal Evans Hurst used in their book, Kingdom Woman,
Embracing Your Purpose, Power, and Possibilities. A Woman of Excellence is emphasized in
the second session of a group book study I am facilitating.
In today’s lesson, the women
highlighted are Ruth and Naomi, their story is revealed in the book Ruth. Two
themes emerge as we study Ruth’s excellence. Ruth’s faithfulness to Naomi as a
daughter in law and friend is a great example of love and loyalty.
Excellence as defined by the authors as the state of called to a higher standard which is not set by the standards of the
world but by God.
Common among all people is a desire to
receive excellent service but many fail in giving excellent service. Yet a
Kingdom woman understands that her unique position calls her to a higher
standard than what the culture has set. She knows that God has ordained her for
destiny of excellence.
Excellence should always be your
representation and presentation portrayal as a kingdom woman. Proverbs (31:10, ESV) reminds us
that the excellent woman, or excellent wife, is a rare treasure of the highest value:
“An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.”
Paul, the apostle, reminds us also
that all our lives should be marked with excellence: Finally, brothers, we
instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living.
Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more (I
Thessalonians 4:1).
Excellence doesn’t mean perfection. It
means doing all you can with all you have at that moment. It begins with
thinking differently about yesterday. Too many have missed the mark of
excellence, because they continue to live in yesterday. The key to moving
forward in excellence is to learn from yesterday, but don’t live in it.
Gleaning this wisdom from the Apostle
Paul, getting yesterday out of today, have a tomorrow focus: “Forgetting what
is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on….”
Dwell
on excellence.
A Woman of Excellence,
Minister Sylvia Joyner
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