The message of the Bible isn't try harder.

Nancy De Maswalgamuth reminds us,

the message of the Bible is Jesus did what we could never do.

The moment you come to realize that you cannot do what God has called you to do by

yourself, that is one of the greatest discoveries you'll ever make. That's the starting

place to victory.

This is the Reviver Hearts Podcast with Nancy DeMasse Walgemuth,

author of The Quiet Place.

For August 27, 2024, I'm Dana Gresch. at For over three weeks we've been exploring the virtuous woman described in Chapter 31 of Proverbs.

We've talked about a lot of important topics and we've discovered many ways we can walk in wisdom.

Today, Nancy will wrap up the series by reminding us,

ultimately we can't be like this woman, but we can be like Jesus.

Nancy starts out talking about this woman's appearance.

Do you ever wonder what the virtuous woman looked like? Do you have a picture of her in your mind? I think if we think about it, we all

probably have this image of a woman who is physically beautiful and she may have been. But you know what? We don't know.

In fact we're really talking here about not necessarily one particular woman, but a woman who personifies and embodies the combination of traits and character qualities of what it means to be a woman who walks with God.

And I think that's why there's nothing in Proverbs 31 that tells us what this woman looked like.

There's nothing that describes her physical characteristics.

We don't know if she's tall or short.

We don't know if she's narrow or wide.

We don't know what she looked like.

She may have been, you know, a woman who'd be a cover of a magazine, but I kind of doubt it.

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