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Distracted with Much Serving

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No Throwing Stones

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No Throwing Stones

She Was a Sinner

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She Was a Sinner

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The Eternal Thirst Quencher

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In His Service

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In His Service

Share in Their Joy

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Share in Their Joy

Highly Favored One

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See You in 2021

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In God’s Hands

A Disposable Woman?

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A Wicked Queen Mother vs A Godly Princess

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A Wicked Queen Mother vs A Godly Princess

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The Willing Widow

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Wicked Women

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A Relationship Ruined By Resentment

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A Relationship Ruined By Resentment

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Beauty, Brains, and a Blessing

Giving Back To God

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Giving Back To God

Crimes Against Women

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Crimes Against Women

When Women Are His Weakness

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When Women Are His Weakness

Raising A Leader

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Raising A Leader

A Redeemer

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A Dedicated Daughter-in-Law

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A Woman With a Weapon

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A Woman With a Weapon

The Leader of a Nation

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The Faith of an Outsider

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Stolen Statues

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The Unloved Wife

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A Meddling Matriarch

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Beyond Redemption?

A Salty Warning

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Oppressed Yet Blessed

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Oppressed Yet Blessed

The Mother of a Nation

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Beautiful but Barren

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Beautiful but Barren

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ShannonOct 5, 2020 1:00 pm GMT
Raising A Leader

A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was childless, unable to give birth. The angel of the LORD appeared to her and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son. Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink and that you do not eat anything unclean. You will become pregnant and have a son whose head is never to be touched by a razor because the boy is to be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”

Judges 13:2-5

For context, read Judges 13

Being a mother is hard work. Sometimes, it takes so long to see the fruits of our labor that we feel like we aren’t doing anything important. We wonder if we are making a difference at all. Everything seems so mundane. Diapers, feedings, cooking meals, cleaning up toys, singing songs, reading stories, breaking up fights, dropping them off, picking them up... The days often feel like they are on repeat. As moms, we long to know that what we are doing is important work. Kingdom work.

When we come to Samson’s mom in the Biblical narrative, we come to a woman who did something of Kingdom significance. But we don’t even know her name. She is only referred to as “Manoah’s wife” or “the woman”. And yet, she received an extraordinary blessing wrapped up in an ordinary role. Like so many other women in the Scriptures, she was barren. Until the LORD stepped in. The angel of the LORD appeared to her and told her that she was going to become pregnant with a son who was to be dedicated to God. He was to be a Nazirite.

A Nazirite took a vow to be set apart for the service of God. As a Nazirite, the angel of the LORD said that the woman's son was not to drink anything fermented, eat or touch anything unclean, or ever have a razor touch his head for his entire life. Even in the womb, Samson was not to have wine. His mother was instructed to abstain from all fermented beverages.

When the angel of the LORD told her these things, she went to her husband and told him what had happened. Her husband, Manoah, prayed to the LORD and asked for the angel of the LORD to return to teach them how to bring the boy up. He wanted to be absolutely sure that they were raising Him exactly as God intended. The angel of the LORD did come back and He told Manoah that his wife needed to do everything that He had already commanded her. Then Manoah prepared a burnt offering to the LORD. During the burnt offering the angel of the LORD worked miracles in front of them and then ascended in the flame that blazed up from the altar. That is when Manoah realized that this was the Angel of the LORD-a preincarnate Jesus and He was afraid that they would die because they had seen God.

But his wife speaks sense to him. She said that if the Angel of the LORD wanted to kill them, He wouldn’t have accepted the offering, told them that they were going to become pregnant, and He wouldn’t have given them instructions on how to raise their son as a Nazirite. Eventually, she gives birth to her son and names him Samson. Samson would grow to become a judge of Israel, full of physical strength and power from God.

The WORD about women in the story of Samson’s mother is that there is no such thing as “just a mom”. God uses mothers for extraordinary purposes, especially when we are obedient to raise our children as the LORD commanded. Sisters, we can’t forget that being a mom or a caretaker of children is Kingdom work. God has a plan for the children in our lives. Who knows who they will become? God does. We get to lay down the foundation of their faith and have a front row seat to watch God work.

Reflect
Have you ever felt like the work you are doing is unimportant or doesn’t matter? How can you do the work that God has called you to do with Kingdom purpose?

Pray
Father, thank You for the gift of children. Help me to raise my children as You have commanded or to support a mother who is seeking to raise her children as You have instructed. Amen.

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Sue
a year ago
I declare by faith my sons will forfill the call on their lives.
That l am not just a mom, but am, and have been the mother that l have needed to be for my sons.

I give them to you Jesus, and any obstruction, or stronghold that tries to and hinder or stop their walk with you... l command it to go NOW, strongholds in the mind cease now, lies exposed now...in Jesus name...and the revelation of God flow in Jesus name.
I speak LIFE, and truth over my sons.....
I agree with your words Lord, regardless of what things look like.

Thank you father that you are changing them from glory to glory.
Give them a hunger for your word so they can have their minds renewed....workers into their harvest field l pray. Divine apponintments.
Help me to love with your compassion, and respond with your wisdom.
Thank you father.
Amen.
Thank you for every prayer prayed, & every prophetic word is coming to pass.
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