Those Gutsy Girls

June 9, 2009 · Filed Under leadership, women · 2 Comments 

Have you ever heard of Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah? Possibly not. Yet they were world changers. They are the five daughters of Zelophehad who stood up for their rights in a patriarchal society. They decided that they would not allow their lineage to be wiped out just because their father had no sons. They boldly stood before Moses and all the leaders and asked for an inheritance among their father’s brothers. God sided with them, and the law was amended in their favour so daughters could inherit their father’s property. (This was no mean achievement for even in the England of Jane Austen women could not inherit and the nearest living male relative got the goods).

Even today too many women are missing out on their inheritance in God because there are no males for them to connect their destiny to. They do not dare step out and say ‘here we are’. To all my sisters out there who are standing on the sidelines hoping some man will take notice of them so they can get their inheritance through him, forgive me for being blunt, but you are wasting your time. Don’t waste your life, you are not an appendage, you are a person. Shake yourself up, get on your knees before God, stand up before men, stake your claim and take your place.

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