This is part of the labour of this end-time that our Saviour will have us, as women, to prayerfully consider as He has commissioned us to go and spread the gospel – Matthew 28:19.
It is also part of
the harvest that the Lord God of the harvest desires that we disciple other
women, sowing the seed of the righteousness of God. This is not for our intent
only, i.e. to disciple them like ourselves, but for them to be like Jesus, to
be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit.
It is one of the
important role and responsibility of the Church that the Bridegroom expects to
be taken up. But what do we see nowadays in the Church?
Why Will The Lord Jesus Want Us To Disciple Other
Women? To bring all women to the following truths that:
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As the Lord is
preparing women as labourers in/for His harvest, so also is the enemy
harvesting the souls of women at this end-time for His evil kingdom.
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Because right
from the onset in Genesis, the enemy targeted the first woman in the garden for
the fall of all mankind, hence the hatred between the woman and the enemy – Genesis 3:15. But the promise of her
offspring being able to crush the head of the serpent has been fulfilled in
Christ Jesus by His death and resurrection.
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Romans 15:1
– to stretch out Jesus’ hand of fellowship to the failings of our weak sisters
(out there or within our fold) in order to bring them to the fullness and the newness
of the life in Christ Jesus.
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Hebrews 13:16
– to share with others the goodness of the life inside of Jesus.
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To correct from
going astray – James 5:20; Galatians 6:1
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To remind us of
His purpose for which He had for us – to live in perfect and full fellowship with our Creator – Ephesians 2:10; Hebrews 10:24.
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Not to be served
but to serve others like our Master, who had to give His life as a ransom for
many – Matthew 20:28.
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To know that the
thief is still there to steal, to kill and to destroy every life of a woman and
of her seed – John 10:10.
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We ought to, with
humility, look out for the interest of others, having the mind of Jesus Christ
among ourselves – Philippians 2:3-4.
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We are to be
imitators of God and the good which comes from God – 3 John 1:11, Ephesians 5:1.
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Once we were
slaves to the laws, but Jesus came to buy freedom for us so that that He could
adopt us as His very own children –Galatians
4:3-7.
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It is an ongoing
labour that the Lord desires to continue. See examples from characters in the Bible:
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Naomi with Ruth;
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Deborah – Judges 4 & 5
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Huldah – 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22
- Women who supported and served Christ throughout His
earthly ministry – Mary Magdalene (the proclaimer of Christ’s resurrection),
Mary the mother of James and Joseph, Joanna, Susanna, Salome etc
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Tabitha [Dorcas] – Acts 9
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Euodia and Syntyche – Phillippians 4:2
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Priscilla – Romans 16:3
How And In What Way Can We Disciple Other Women?
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By waiting on the
Lord in prayer; for them and for ourselves – 1 Timothy 2:1].
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By counselling – 2 Timothy 3:16-17.
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By encouraging in
a gentle and respectable manner.
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By giving moral
biblical teachings.
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Opening our heart
and our house to them – remember Zacchaeus?
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It is best to
listen much, speak little and not become angry – James 1:19.
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Invite them to ongoing
Discipleship fellowships/meetings where the process of that divine exchange
begins.
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Follow up.
Prayers
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Thank You for this
aspect of labour which You have called us into – to disciple other women; thank
You because of a truth, this harvest [out there] is plentiful with different
and diverse women [lost and blind] in the grip of evil taskmaster or even in
different Christian denominations.
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Your mercy of
forgiveness do we cry for – for any woman/teenager/girl that You have sent on
our way or unto us, whom we have not done according to Your will with.
11 “For
the free gift of eternal salvation is now being offered to everyone; 12 and along
with this gift comes the realization that God wants us to turn from godless
living and sinful pleasures and to live good, God-fearing lives day after day, 13 looking
forward to that wonderful time we’ve been expecting, when his glory shall be
seen—the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ 14 He
died under God’s judgment against our sins so that he could rescue us from
constant falling into sin and make us his very own people, with cleansed hearts
and real enthusiasm for doing kind things for others”. – Titus 2:11-14
§ Thank You for bringing us to Calvary
by Your grace divine; thank You for all the desires and passions that You put
to death in us; thank You for how You are still at work in us helping us to be
fully complete in You. Holy Spirit, help us to keep knowing that we were saved
only by Your grace, so that we do not boast to others of what we are not.
§ In the field of harvest, help us to
stand and start on the premise of being ‘Christ Alone’ in our relationship of
discipling other women; help us to channel them to the feet of their Saviour
Jesus and not unto ourselves; give us a copy of Your heart which was always
doing good unto men.
§ By Your Grace (free gift of eternal
salvation) which You granted us as women, help us O Lord to do Your bidding
concerning every soul You sent our way; set our heart right to stand on the
truth of Your Word; help us not feed them with falsehood or adulterated
messages but on what Jesus did for them on the Cross, through the Cross and by
the Cross.
§ Holy Spirit, as You bid them come, give
us a pure and a contrite heart to receive and to give the undiluted truth of
Your Word; consecrate their hearts to see how the Lord wants them to live their
lives day-in day-out.
Titus 2:3-4 - 3 “Teach the
older women to be quiet and respectful in everything they do. They must not go
around speaking evil of others and must not be heavy drinkers, but they should
be teachers of goodness. 4 These older women must train the
younger women to live quietly, to love their husbands and their children”.
§ Holy Spirit,
clothe us up with Your meekness and humility, so that in our interaction and
discipling of our sisters, we do not condemn or persecute them; let the love of
Jesus overwhelm our heart, always bearing with them.
§ God, You
desire faithfulness in all that we do, therefore help us to be faithful even as
we sow the seed of righteousness – through Your Word or counsel or interceding
into the lives of our sisters before You; help us not to forget that the enemy
is always lurking around ready to pull back.
§ Enlarge our
hearts O Lord to do Your instructions as You want us to, let us not get
encumbered with “womanly talks and the worldly entices with its glamour”; give
unto us that gentle and quiet spirit in the heart which You desire so that as
we relate with other women, they will not be faint in heart.
§ O God, give
us more labourers for this harvest – women labourers who with the fear of the
Lord, will go all out and run with fire in their bosom to win nations (like the
Samarian woman) for our God to reap for His own use.
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