A Daily Portion
The time of the year when we honor and celebrate Mothers has come once again. And, as I sat this morning and thought about the women who have impacted me, I received a message from a former student of mine, who will be a Mommy for the second time! She was thanking me for having impacted her life! And so, I began to think about our call within the kingdom, as women, mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, and just about any other role we can have! It brought me to this quote from Maria Woodworth Etter:
"My dear sister in Christ, as
you hear these words may the Spirit of Christ come upon you, and make
you willing to do the work of the Lord has assigned you. It is high time
for women to let their light shine; to bring out their talents that
have been hidden away rusting; and use them for the glory of God, and do
with their might what their hands find to do, trusting God for
strength, Who has said "I will never leave you". Let us not plead
weakness; God will use the weak things of the world to confound the
wise. We are sons and daughters of the Most High God. Should we not
honour our high calling and do all we can to save those who sit in the
valley and shadow of death? Did He not send Moses, Aaron - Miriam to be
your leaders?The Lord raised up men, women and children of His own
choosing. Is it less becoming for women to labour in Christ's kingdom
and vineyard now as it was then?" -Maria Woodworth Etter
I believe we have a great call and ministry in our lives, as Mothers. We were created to let our light shine, bring forth the hidden talents we have and use them for His glory, in His Kingdom, to therefore bring forth the talents in so many others that we can daily impact! I am so grateful to God for all the people He has put in my path at one time or another, for the words He gave me to give to them at a certain time in their lives, whether they received it or not at the time, I know He used me for His glory. And, as I think of my former students and former people under my leadership at a given time, as well as friends, God brings my thoughts back to focus on my family.
Am I using my talents for His glory with my family? Can my daughters see their strengths or weaknesses through me? Is my light shining in my home with my girls and my husband? As women and mothers, may we never forget that as daughters of the Most High, our family is our priority and my constant prayer is that I can always speak to my family with wisdom, offer words of love, encouragement and edification during times of needs, but most importantly, may I always lead by example. Woman you are the crowned jewel of your Daddy's creation! You have a big responsibility, an even bigger calling, but an even bigger Creator who is with you, who has promised never to leave you! As we celebrate this Mother's Day, let me just remind you how special you are to so many who love you! Let me remind you there are many who look up to you and who see themselves in you! As Maria Woodworth Etter said, let your light shine for the glory of God and allow Him to fulfill His purpose in your calling!! I am right there with you, let's let Him use us today and be a blessing to someone!
"It takes wisdom to have a good family, and it takes understanding to make it strong. It takes knowledge to fill a home with rare and beautiful treasures. " -Proverbs 24:3-4
It is my prayer that this reflection be a part of your daily portion.
Love & Blessings,
Michelle
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The Third "Daily Portion"
A Daily Portion
Originally written on the 13th of September, 2008, titled "The Third Daily Portion".
If we can fully understand that our calling as sons and daughters of God is to go and preach the gospel, the good news, the year of our Lord, go heal the sick, free those in bondage, restore the afflicted, then we can surely understand that, while doing this, we are declaring God's Kingdom in our midst; we are establishing it and we are building it as a Righteous, True and Absolute Government. If we can fully come to a complete understanding of this, we must also understand that we, as women, have a great call within this establishment and fulfilling of His Kingdom and His call for our lives and ministries.
The Lord tells us in His Word, in Matthew 9:38 "Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” As we understand our call to ministry and as we begin to feel God's desire that His fields be tended to by workers, we, as women should rise up to that call and answer: HERE I AM! As I read and reflected over another preaching by Maria Woodworth Etter, it became very obvious to me that the woman has been called to a Service within God's Kingdom throughout all of history and it's time that we rise up and let our light shine in the midst of the darkness and that we allow our gifts and talents that were given to us since our creation to be brought out, activated and put forth to His use for His glory!
Women, we need to wake up and grab hold of the Kingdom, and establish it because there are so many who are dying, who are blinded, bound, deceived, shackled; meanwhile, the solution to all of this is found in an absolute truth: Abundant Life in Christ, His Redemption and Salvation! He is so good! Women, the multitudes await us; they await for us to arrive and shed Light, Hope, Peace and Faith... We need to open our eyes and realize that the enemy is always trying to distract us, get us out of focus with obstacles, so that we are not effective in the Kingdom, but our response to this must be the same as Nehemiah's response: “I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?”(6:3) We are commissioned by the King of Kings and Governor of the Kingdom to finish a big and arduous labor, which requires us to be willing, able and alert and occupied at all times! May we be inspired Divinely by His Spirit to Serve Him at all times and establish His Kingdom here among us!
Blessings!!
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Originally written on the 13th of September, 2008, titled "The Third Daily Portion".
If we can fully understand that our calling as sons and daughters of God is to go and preach the gospel, the good news, the year of our Lord, go heal the sick, free those in bondage, restore the afflicted, then we can surely understand that, while doing this, we are declaring God's Kingdom in our midst; we are establishing it and we are building it as a Righteous, True and Absolute Government. If we can fully come to a complete understanding of this, we must also understand that we, as women, have a great call within this establishment and fulfilling of His Kingdom and His call for our lives and ministries.
The Lord tells us in His Word, in Matthew 9:38 "Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” As we understand our call to ministry and as we begin to feel God's desire that His fields be tended to by workers, we, as women should rise up to that call and answer: HERE I AM! As I read and reflected over another preaching by Maria Woodworth Etter, it became very obvious to me that the woman has been called to a Service within God's Kingdom throughout all of history and it's time that we rise up and let our light shine in the midst of the darkness and that we allow our gifts and talents that were given to us since our creation to be brought out, activated and put forth to His use for His glory!
Women, we need to wake up and grab hold of the Kingdom, and establish it because there are so many who are dying, who are blinded, bound, deceived, shackled; meanwhile, the solution to all of this is found in an absolute truth: Abundant Life in Christ, His Redemption and Salvation! He is so good! Women, the multitudes await us; they await for us to arrive and shed Light, Hope, Peace and Faith... We need to open our eyes and realize that the enemy is always trying to distract us, get us out of focus with obstacles, so that we are not effective in the Kingdom, but our response to this must be the same as Nehemiah's response: “I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?”(6:3) We are commissioned by the King of Kings and Governor of the Kingdom to finish a big and arduous labor, which requires us to be willing, able and alert and occupied at all times! May we be inspired Divinely by His Spirit to Serve Him at all times and establish His Kingdom here among us!
Blessings!!
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