He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD. Proverbs 18:22 (ESV)

A Man Most Favored

I am greatly favored of the Lord. He has granted me a wonderful spouse in my wife Tommie. She has fulfilled her vows to me and as King Lemuel writes of a wife, “She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.” (Proverbs 31:12). She has certainly proved herself in that.

Tommie has faithfully fulfilled Proverbs 31 in our 47 years together. She has been wife, mother, and grandmother, and at times of some illnesses had to become breadwinner and provider, yet she has remained a woman who loves Christ with her whole heart. She is a steadying and pious influence in our family.

In our years together the LORD has seen fit to allow me to be troubled with some serious medical afflictions. She has faithfully stood by me, nursed me, helped me regain wellness, and at times gave me a much needed boot when I have come close to giving up.

I can take all the time here to give her the praise and honor she is due. But that praise and honor is so vast in its scope that it cannot be done in this writing. But the full honor and glory goes to God who in His perfect wisdom and knowledge called her to know Him through His Son Jesus Christ. He prepared her to be a part of my life and our family. She is a precious treasure and I praise Him daily for such a wonderful wife.

The Bible calls Christian men to love their wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her (Ephesians 5:25). Wives are to be respected and cherished. See in her the treasure she is. She is a gift from heaven. Joy in her, love her, protect her. A wife brings favor by the LORD. I have found this to be so. I have found myself a man most favored.

Ken