Wise Women, Strong Women, Strong Nations 3

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

The brave, beautiful and courageous mother of Moses, Jechobed also falls into this category of women. For three months, she successfully hid her son Moses from not only Pharaoh and his children murdering army but also her neighbors. She kept sealed lips and even when she strategized on dropping Moses off at the river, she kept sealed lips. Only Miriam, also schooled in keeping secrets was privy to what she was doing which explain why Jechobed took Miriam with her to the river. Jechobed’s discreet use of her tongue also helped to keep her son safe.

Esther the queen was wise and strong enough to obey her older cousin Mordecai not to disclose her race to anyone until the appointed time even when she did not understand why she had to keep sealed lips. As events unfolded, she realized the wisdom in keeping sealed lips.

Beloved, it is not every information about you or family members, institution, community or nation that should be in the public domain. Some information should be kept secret until when God is ready for the information to be made public. If Esther had disclosed her race, Haman would have probably embarked on a campaign of calumny against her and strategized on dethroning her. If Jechobed had announced that she was hiding her son for safety purpose, one or two angry women who lost theirs to Pharaoh’s murderous army would have snitched to the authorities and Moses would have been killed. But because she brought Moses out at the right time in God’s plans and purposes for the young man, God arranged for the Princess to have compassion on him and adopt him. That was also the case with Jehosheba and Joram. When it was God’s time to rid Athaliah and her evil reign of terror from the land, God used Jehoiada, the Priests and Levites to crown Joram as King in Jerusalem. This was of course after the young man, as well as the Priests and Levites led by Jehoiada covenanted themselves to God; to honor and serve God. The coronation was successful, Athaliah was killed and everyone and the city had peace.

Wise Women, Strong Women, Strong Nations 2

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Jehosheba, Wise and Strong

Jehosheba was the daughter of the infamous and unrepentant King Jehoram of Judah. Quite significant and instructive is the fact that Jehoram was the son of Jehoshaphat who ruled Judah after the demise of Jehoshaphat. Unfortunately, Jehoram chose to walk in darkness; following in eh footsteps of the Ahab dynasty. He also abandoned the light his father walked in. he killed his brothers the moment he ascended the throne, served idols, refused reproof and correction despite several warnings and catastrophes. Eventually, he died of an incurable disease in his colon. He also suffered loss of children and wives following an invasion of Judah by the Philistines. His only surviving son, Ahaziah took over as King after his death. But Ahaziah also chose to walk in the darkness of the Ahab dynasty and also died young. Quite sad but even more sad was what his mother Athaliah did after his death. Rather than crown one of his sons King, she took over as queen and went on a killing spree – supposedly killing all who could succeed Ahaziah.

But Ahaziah’s sister, Jehosheba who was the wife of Jehoiada the Priest saved one of the sons of Ahaziah by stealing him and his nurse and hiding them away from Athaliah. So, Athaliah unleashed a reign of terror, unaware that there was a successor to the throne.

Significantly, Jehosheba’s actions were based on the word of God, the precious and faithful promises of God to David that he would never lack an heir to the throne. Please read Psalm 89. So for about seven years, Jehosheba and her husband, Jehoiada nurtured the young Prince Joram in preparation for the throne. They did this quietly and secretly. No one was aware of the fact that any of Ahaziah’s sons was still alive except his nurse. At the appointed time, Jehoiada acted, working in tandem with other Priests and Levites to crown the young Joram as King.

Beloved, Jehosheba was not only a godly woman who feared God and honored God; she was a courageous woman. She took a great risk in stealing the young prince alongside her nurse from the palace; a great risk because the blood thirsty Athaliah could have killed her and her entire family if she discovered. But because Jehosheba acted in faith like Queen Esther, God ensured that Athaliah never knew anything about it. God kept Jehosheba and her family as well as the Prince and her nurse safe.

Celebrate God in the Nations

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

God Almighty, El-Shaddai

Our secure and unfailing hiding place

Our formidable refuge

Our impenetrable fortress

Secured with and by the blood of Jesus

God, El-Shaddai, Elohim, Jehovah Shammah

He is our faithful eternal security and refuge

The unquenchable wall of fire

The eternal Rock of Ages

The Solid Rock on which we stand

Always Omnipotent, Omniscient and Omnipresent

All Sufficient God, Jehovah Tsidkenu

Alpha and Omega, great beginning, glorious and faithful end

He always breaks the bows of the wicked

And always removes and destroys barriers to progress

The parting of the Red Sea

The collapse of the walls of Jericho

The parting of River Jordan

God always makes a way when and where it appears as if there is no way

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Wise Women, Strong Women, Strong Nations

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Humble, loving, kind

She sits at the feet of Jesus

Godly, she fears the Lord

Resourceful, her hands work diligently

Obediently, she submits in love and the fear of God

Selfless, she prepares to meet the King

Boldly, she requests deliverance for her people

Prayerful, she fasts and intercedes

Spending quality time with God

Fearless, fully trusting God for victory

She calls the men of war to rise up against oppression

She leads a nation to war

Wise, cautious, she kills the oppressor of her people

Feeding him milk which makes him slumber

Sound asleep, she drives the tent peg in his head and ends his oppression of her people

Strategic, tactful, she places Moses in a basket

Moses is saved from Pharaoh’s claws

Raised in Pharaoh’s palace

The audacious woman of Samaria

Boldly, courageously, she converses with Jesus

Speaking the truth about her past

Letting go of the negative past

To take on the glorious future

She shares that future with her people

A city turns to Christ in a day

Because a woman hitherto disrespected finds the glorious future

And counsels her people to buy into that future

Her boldness and courage speaks volumes of

Wise women who build nations

Despite being confined to the positions of water fetchers and carriers in cities and communities

The wise woman of Abel of Beth Maachah,

Her wise counsel saved the community from destruction by Joab.

Providing support for kingdom work

They ministered of their resources to Jesus

She supported the Apostle Paul

She sacrificed their last meal for the Prophet and stopped famine in her household

She made clothes for the widows and the poor

They gave their gold, silver and bronze as well as their skills, expertise, and time for the building of the tabernacle – Luke Chapter 8 verses 1 to 3, 1^st Kings Chapter 17, 2^nd Kings Chapter 4 verse 8 to end, Acts Chapter 16 verses 13 to 15, Exodus Chapter 35 verses 20 to 27.

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