Women's Day - Good vs Bad Women in the Bible

Ladies in leadership or wild women?

Since it's 'Women's Day', let's look at a few ladies &  women who made a difference...

To the good:

* Queen Esther was used to save her people from wicked Haman who desires to kill them all. 

* Jael who killed Sisera to save her people from his army

* Ruth whose humble heart was granted a new beginning with Boaz 

* Mary, mother of Jesus. 

* Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

* Mary, friend of Jesus

* Those of virtue- Proverbs 31

To the bad... 

* Eve, fell for the serpent's lies and ate the forbidden fruit then gave it to Adam

* Delilah, seduced Sampson into revealing his secret of strength 

* Jezebel, Baal worshiper who slaughtered the prophets of God. 

Moral of these lives once lived is that WE ALL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY! 

Ladies, do you know who or which you are? 

Fellas, do you know which you truly prefer?

Are we living to please ourselves or the Living God? Are we serving Him by loving others?

Preparing Esther

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Many of us are familiar with the story of Esther. While reading, a few parallels jumped out at me. 

Esther 2:9 says, "And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification..." 

1- she was chosen and immediately had the king's favor 

2- she obtained his kindness 

3- he gave her things for purification 

When we look at Christ, notice any similarities here? He chooses us, is kind & gentle, then He cleanses and purifies us! 

Here Esther is being prepared to be queen. So it is with us who belong to Jesus!

"And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen..." (vs 17) 

Esther had won the King's heart! Not only his but verse 15 says, "...she obtained favor in the sight of all them that looked at her..." If we are truly Christ's beloved, shouldn't He be seen through us by all who we cross paths with?