Do you desire to be a biblical homemaker? Why? Does scripture back up your claim? Here are 10 homemaking Bible verses to inspire and strengthen your journey as a homemaker.
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Why dive into the concepts of homemaking Bible verses?
A few months ago I was confronted by someone who made the case that women being the primary homemaker was not a Biblical concept.
I was perplexed.
My convictions stem from strong ties that the woman is the primary homemaker. Although homemaking does not belong to her alone, it is primarily her role.
Then again our world is filled with sin. Sometimes the women simply cannot primarily be in charge of the home. Sometimes she is working while her husband is home. Other times there is not a spouse to take a role in the home.
Yet, I would still make the argument that the woman has been tasked by God as the primary builder of a home. These homemaking Bible verses have been put together as a way to draw our hearts and homes back to scripture.
A Biblical View of Homemaking
So what is a Biblical view of homemaking?
and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.
Titus 2:4-5
Have you ever wondered what the word ‘working at home’ translates to in the Greek?
The Greek word in this passage is oikourgos and it means ‘working from home’. Other translations say “keepers at home,” “homemaker”, or “busy at home.”
Although this is only a piece of Biblical homemaking, it does indicate that women are intended to be workers of the home. We are the front-line managers of creating a home that nurtures our family and prepares them for the outside world.
One of my favorite books on homemaking is from Sally Clarkson, she says this,
Home should be a place where, behind its doors, one should expect to find protection and safety from all the harms of life, including voices that do not speak truth or wisdom. Only the foolish would invite just anyone to enter the door of their home.
Sally Clarkson
Friends, do not take your homemaking task lightly, you are creating a safe haven for your family in what continues to be a world that seeks to destroy. Let it be a place that is in the world, but not of the world.
Working at Home
Must we work at home in order to be a homemaker? No.
I read once that homemaking is a full-time job if you want to do it right.
My heart sank. How can I work outside of the home and also be a homemaker that is ‘doing it right.’
She looks well to the ways of her household
Proverbs 31:27 ESV
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Let me breathe some life into your tired mind and heart sister. You cannot do it all, but there is freedom in that. My all-time favorite Bible verse on homemaking comes from Psalms 127:1. This entire website in fact is based on my love of that passage.
Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Palms 127:1`
Why does this passage affect me so? Because it takes the pressure off and reminds me who my ultimate foundation is.
I am not a stay-at-home mom. I’m a working mom with a business to boot. We live on 40 acres and a homestead. Some days there is scarcely time to eat and breathe. Conviction often comes as my sweet and gentle Savior leads me to pastures of rest and I look at our cluttered lives. The conviction stems from my desire to do more, be more, and check more off my to-do list.
Jesus gently reminds me of my purpose and to let ‘first things be first’ and the rest will follow.
Harder said than done, isn’t it?
You don’t have to be a stay-at-home mom to be a good homemaker, but you do need to be willing to rest in obedience to Christ.
A Women of Character
A homemaker is a woman of character. What does a woman of character mean?
Contrary to popular Christian belief, this does not mean that she is exemplary in all aspects of her life. It does not mean that she looks and seems perfect on the outside. It does not even mean that she has well-balanced self-control!
It simply means that through her weakness and failings she is pursuing godly qualities and the Fruits of the Spirit are evident in her everyday life.
Building a Healing Home
If you want to learn more about building a healing home, read this related post.
What is your purpose in homemaking?
Truthfully, homemaking can become an idol in your life that replaces what should come first, just like anything else. As I look at these Bible verses about homemaking, I have been reminded of my own weakness in letting my own priorities and goals in life get in the way of God’s higher purpose.
Matthew 6:33 reminds us,
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
The building of our home should not replace what comes first and that is Christ.
Motherhood and homemaking are difficult though, it can be a stressful and worrisome time of our lives, this devotional looks at the difficulties of motherhood through a gospel lens, aimed at encouraging you on your motherhood journey.
10 Homemaking Bible Verses
Our homemaking Bible verses are not going to be blanketly speaking to homemakers. Some of them speak directly about the home and others are simply verses to inspire you on your homemaking journey.
By wisdom a house is built,
Proverbs 24:3-4 ESV
and by understanding it is established;
by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all precious and pleasant riches.
Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Palms 127:1`
As stated above, this is my favorite homemaking Bible verses because it points to the importance of God being the primary foundation of a home.
and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.
Titus 2:4-5
She looks well to the ways of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Proverbs 31:27
She is not afraid of snow for her household,
for all her household are clothed in scarlet.
Proverbs 31:21
When troubled times come, a good home keeper has margin already planned in their life.
The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
Psalm 121:5
If homemaking is a full-time job, have you ever wondered who your boss is? This passage is a reminder that you are ultimately accountable to the Lord.
And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
Luke 12:42
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
Psalm 127:4
are the children of one’s youth.
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,
Psalm 127:3
the fruit of the womb a reward.
The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
Proverbs 14:1
Rest in your Homemaking
None of these homemaking Bible verses indicate that you must be married or have children to be a homemaker. Find joy in your homemaking journey no matter what season of life you may be in. Always rest in the knowledge that the Lord is the primary foundation of your home. He will uphold you in your weakness and sustain you when the days are long.