The Women.
When Christ gave the Great Commission, He did not consider gender; just as when the Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts, He gives them to both women and men. God has chosen every believing woman to carry His message to her sphere of influence as she is filled and controlled by the Holy Spirit and anointed and equipped with his power (Acts 1:8).
The single woman, the wife, the mother, the grandmother, the widow are called to ‘go into all the world’. ‘Going’ does not necessarily mean leaving home and family, but it does mean making yourself totally available to serve wherever, whenever and however He directs.
The New Testament gives certain requirements for soul winning.
The First is of course a genuine experience of grace through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ (1 John 1;1-3). A love for Christ and for people is also essential (Ps 126:6), as is a willingness to be used by the Holy Spirit in sharing the gospel (Acts 8:29). An effective soul winner will be determined to live a separated life (2 Cor 2:17) since lifestyle testimony is also a key ingredient. Creativity in using every opportunity for saying a word about Christ is also helpful (1 Peter 3:15), as is a diligence in the study of God’s word which enables the believer to explain more effectively the way of salvation (Ps 51:13, 1 Peter 2:2). All must be undergirded with specific and unceasing prayer (1 Thess 5:17). Any woman who is willing to commit herself to this high and holy responsibility will indeed be rewarded. (Dan 12:3)
Women, as never seen before, hold positions of leadership in the Kingdom of Christ, giving them more opportunities to help fulfill the Great Commission than any time in history. Although with these opportunities often comes with recognition of their God-given gifts, many times, the greatest position for influence in fulfilling the Great Commission isn’t a visible and public one. Women can serve effectively in their own homes, influencing their husbands and disciplining their own children, for the ‘hand that rocks the cradle rules the world’.
As appealing as the ‘marketplace’ is for some women, many find only disappointment and emptiness if they choose to invest their lives solely in fleeting achievements. Even in the work, your greatest satisfaction is to be found in your life in Christ and your sharing that with others, whether from your home or our office. No matter what your position or circumstance, you will find ultimate joy and happiness only in Jesus Christ. (Ps 16:7-11). You will be effective only as you serve in the place and in the manner God directs.
Know that as a woman; absolutely no task is insignificant when God calls you to do it.
Source: The Women Study Bible
Please…
A young woman seeks employment as an hair dresser, maid or general help. This usually happens because of extreme poverty due to the failure of governments providing basic social facilities. Some had too much freedom following trusted friends on trips their parents would have said no to if they were truthful about where they were going. Children, male and female, brilliant minds from all ages are dragged into a world of pain, sorrow, bitterness that seems endless.
Modern day slavery is now extreme in our world today where innocent children and others suffer, even till death. Children as young as 12 years old are forced into sex slavery and prostitution by heartless and faceless people in the society, conducting what they do as normal business. In some cases, we are not aware of the life that the person who just served us in that restaurant lives once done, or our participation in the act of Modern day slavery through our earthly thirsts and desires for those expensive outfits, jewerly or service.
This post is not meant to stop us from living, nor is it to point fingers at any of us, rather its to get us to stop! think a little and give a little.
Before you go on to read about true stories, the purpose of this post is to ask your help in praying the below prayer points and anything else the Spirit of God lays on your heart. Remember that even as you read, some innocent soul is currently in captivity…..
Lord:-
Please strengthen those who have been captured
Give them hope and your peace as they go through these dark times
Provide miraculous escape for them
Some may just be in the process of capture, save them please Lord
For those who enslave and profit in the act, touch their hearts Lord
Transform their minds to recognize the evil deeds they perpetrate
Use them to fight against what they do like you used Saul
Awaken your Spirit and the fear of you in them all
Awaken your Spirit in the hearts of governments to be selfless
Amen
Folks, while we can support many organisations who track down those who perpetuate in this act of modern day slavery, our prayers will go a long way to reach hearts, minds and change things. Let us pray that this wickedness in the heart of man stops now.
She was just a regular 12 year old
Promises a great future in the western world
The Government, the world fails and we enjoy the benefit
27 Million slaves are in the world today confirmed by Reuters
Only our prayers and support can stop this!
Christ Seeker
I am in Rebellion!
Lacrae does it for me when it comes to gospel rap. On the track called Rebel Intro, I realised that the use of this word totally contradicts its everyday use.
Look around us, everyone is doing the same thing and conforming to same norms and value of others. Ladies are conforming to what they see on reality TV shows and fashion catwalks, men are conforming to being players, gangsters, cheats, the system is conforming to a lack of moral culture.Everyone is doing what the culture and ways of this world is preaching-tattoos, sex, stabbing, breaking commandments and no one is doing anything fresh and unusual.
One thing that isn’t common is living the word and living Jesus in our everyday life. We all seem to want to do a bit of both and its not possible. If we really want to be different, we should not conform to the ways and trends of this world. Few people are really studying the word, few are preaching the gospel, few are after kingdom investments, few are after helping the less privilege with no ulterior motives.
If we really want to be different, then we should be rebelling against the culture, rebelling about everything that removes Jesus as the center, we should rebel against false teachings and manipulation. Jesus was a total rebel to the culture and system of this age. Eat with tax collectors, talks to sinners, feeds the hungry, had no roof over his head, taught the scripture and only did what God the Father told him to do.
Rebellion is normally associated with sin but if you observe closely, sin abounds in every look and corner and has now become a norm and culture in our environment since everyone is doing it, its nothing new.
Stand up and rebel positively to artificial man made customs that conforms us to this age, take a bold step and live life different from what ‘people’ set. Stand up and be different by renewing your mind (Rom 12) and applying your heart to wisdom.
Listen to Lecrae ‘Rebellion’ on Youtube- Lyrics below (source from stunter202)
Jesus was a rebel, a renegade, outlaw
A sanctified troublemaker but He never sinned, naw
And He lived His life by a different set of Rules
The culture ain’t approve
So you know they had they had to bruise em
That’s the way they do
Man, they swear they so gangsta but everyone’s the same
Everybody do the same stuff
Tattoos, piercing
Smokin’ up and drinking
Money and sex plus them extravagant weekends
Man if that’s the high life
I’ll puff puff pass that
You leave evaporated like you missing a gas cap
I guess I’m passed that
I am in rebellion
I’d rather have a dollar in my pocket than a mill-ion
I’m scared to worship money, and my wants over Elyon
I’ll remain a rebel while the rest of them just carry on
This is what I live fo
This the hill I’m buried on
If Jesus is the truth
That means one of us is VERY wrong
Think about it.
I’m in rebellion.
(I know in our day, rebel means sinner.)
I’m in rebellion.
(But everyone is sinning, so it is no longer rebellious to sin.)
I’m in rebellion.
(Jesus was a rebel that was counter culture.)
I’m in rebellion.
No glory in me
All glory to the King on the throne (Jesus)
You either love Him or leave Him alone but you can’t do both
Yeah, I know you heard that once in song
I pray you hear 10 mo fo ya gone
Hey listen up, holmes
Stage is the corner
Crowd is the streets
And I rap the bread of life cause they dyin’ to eat
I’m a rebel you know the kind that die in the street
Cause you refuse to conform, won’t eat the kings meat yeah
Christ rebelled by shunning the cultured/ He eatin’ with sinners/ Givin’ Pharasies ulcers/ He never got married, He was broke and Plus homeless/yeah that’s the God I roll wit/ ya boy gotta wife and No I neva cheated/ I’m prayin for humility whenever I get heated/ Forget about the drugs/ rebel against pornography/ this ain’t how it Oughta be, homie/ this is how it’s gotta be/ A rebel
I’m in rebellion.
(You’re just a conformist
Drunken, Naked, Driving around on a loud motorcycle
Smoking cigarettes, Breaking commandments,
Getting pregnant out of wedlock,
Everyone’s done that,
It’s so tiring,
If you really wanna be a rebel,
Read your bible,
Because no one’s doing that,
That’s rebellion,
That’s the only rebellion left.)