A Large Army of Women

 I was sitting, on a summer day, beneath a shady tree, descending into slumber, when a vision came to me.

There was beating of a thousand drums – the
ground was shaking too. Then over the horizon came a woman into view.

And then another woman, with a hundred at
her heel.

They multiplied a thousand fold
- the vision was surreal!

Salvation was their helmet, and solid faith
their shield, with righteousness as
breastplates, their hearts were well
concealed.

A mighty sword they all possessed, held
tightly in their palms. Was this the
female army indicated in the Psalms?

Their eyes were facing forward as they
marched in perfect time. Then I recognized
their faces! These were sisters – friends
of mine!

See there that single sister? Satan put her
to the test! How she longed to have a
husband; to be loved like all the rest!

And there, that older sister, though her
spouse does not believe, you’ll find her
out in service, every morning, noon and
eve.

Another lost her husband, yet she marches
through her trial. Says she, ‘He’s on
vacation – merely resting for awhile.’

And that one lost her husband when he
simply went AWOL. He dropped his sword
mid-battle, yet she’s marching straight and
tall.

Oh yes, and there’s my sister with her
young ones – quite a sight. Her husband is
in prison – for the war he refused to go
and fight.

This sister here seems quite content – her
life seems quite ideal, but what goes on
behind closed doors she never will reveal..

In spite of all these hardships, the women
march on strong. The old, the young, the
strong, the weak: they bravely trudge
along.

And then, like lightening, one of them
stepped right up to my face. ‘ How dare
you rest!’ she said to me. ‘There’s no
time left to waste!’

‘Here, take this sword and take this
shield, this breastplate you must wear.’
‘Don’t rest until the Kingdom News is
broadcast everywhere!’

And so I found my place in line, with no
time to debate. For now I see the urgency
- my sleep will have to wait.

No time for insecurities, no time for
shrinking back. Just time to get this
preaching done, false doctrines to attack!

So next time you sit down to rest, or get
the urge to snooze, or if you start to tire
out while preaching the good news,

Observe this military force, just see what
they can do, and pray for strength from God
on high, then you can do it too.

‘The women telling the good news are a
large army.’ – Psalm 68:11 -

Thanks to Brother Nivesh G.