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Feb 13, 2020 · It means we are reserved, set apart, taken…spoken for, saved, and held. When we’re kept, we’re provided for by His everlasting love. In fact, we’re the apple of His eye and He’s always watching out for us. No matter what we’ve done, where we’ve been, or how badly our hearts are shattered, God remains faithful to us.
May 4, 2022 · Updated May 09, 2024. The Bible tells the stories of many women, but we don’t always realize the leadership lessons their lives speak. Women in leadership roles within the church and ministry have become a hot topic today. It's important to look back at the ways God used the lives of women to change nations!
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- Deborah’s Story Lifts Our Eyes to God.Link
- Deborah Speaks God’s Word.Link
- Deborah Obeys God’s Word.Link
- Deborah Sings God’s Word.Link
- The Encouragement of Deborahlink
Deborah is part of a bigger story. When we meet Deborah, we meet part of the seed of Abraham that God promised to grow and bless. The people of Israel have God’s word and are settled in the land he promised, on the way to becoming a great kingdom through which God will bless the nations of this fallen world. But in the book of Judges they disobey h...
Deborah not only comes in the flow of God’s word, but she herself speaks God’s word. Of course, that was what true prophets did: they spoke the word of the Lord as he gave it to them. And that’s what we see Deborah doing throughout this story. Calling Barak to battle against Sisera, she calls, “Has not the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded you?” (...
Deborah not only speaks God’s word; she obeys it. Along with her words is evident a heart of submission to God’s revealed plan — specifically God’s revealed leaders. God has commanded Barak to lead out Israel’s army as deliverer of Israel; Deborah herself has communicated that command. She clearly respects and embraces Barak’s God-ordained role. Ev...
We know this about Deborah not only from her interaction with Barak, but also from her song. Deborah speaks God’s word; she obeys it; and, finally, she sings it! As we move from the narrative of chapter 4 to the poetry of chapter 5, Deborah first praises God for Israel’s leaders who faithfully came out to battle: Deborah not only praises God for th...
Judges 4–5remind me to look first to my all-powerful Creator and Redeemer, whose word ordains my days. I am living in his story. As a woman specifically, I am encouraged to see how God distinctly prepares, calls, and uses men and women. I pray to serve faithfully as a word-filled woman. I pray for my heart to go out to the men God calls as spiritua...
- Mary, Mother of Jesus (Read Luke 1:26-38) Mary, the mother of Jesus was an incredible woman who followed God with strength and boldness. Her “yes” and trusting God’s plan for her life allowed for her to give birth to Jesus, the Messiah.
- Esther (Read Esther 1-4) In the face of adversity, Queen Esther demonstrated amazing courage. Esther was courageous when she spoke to King Xerxes of Persia asking him to spare the life of the Jews.
- Naomi (Read Ruth 1) When Naomi’s husband and two sons died, she chose to follow God to Bethlehem. While she was overcome with grief, Naomi didn’t allow her grief to consume her; she chose to follow God while she was broken and grieving.
- Deborah (Read Judges 4-5) Deborah was a mighty woman in the Bible who was both a prophet and a judge. She was the only female judge of Israel and helped to lead the Israelites to become victorious in battle over the army of Sisera.
Feb 12, 2019 · What does it mean to be kept by God? It means we are reserved, set apart, taken...spoken for, saved, and held. When we’re kept, we’re provided for by His everlasting love. In fact, we’re the apple of His eye and He’s always watching out for us.
15 Bible Verses about Verses Talk About Being Kept By God. Isaiah 41:10 ESV / 6 helpful votes. Helpful. Not Helpful. Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. 2 Timothy 1:12 ESV / 5 helpful votes. Helpful. Not Helpful.
4 “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’”
