Numbers 27: 1-11
Convinced,
Courageous and Audacious Daughters of Zelophehad...
Whose Daughter Are You?
1. Zelophehad had a traceable
lineage. Our destiny and quest to make a difference to the nations will only be
a mirage if our genealogy cannot be traced to Christ.
- Holy Spirit, please bear witness in my heart that I am a daughter of God.
2. We seldom see in scriptures where
a chapter of a book starts with the story of daughters, singles or women. These
five daughters were pregnant with a burden that grew into a
vision and they were injected with a scope. They became
embolden with that vision so much so that their conviction made them
restless.
What am I pregnant
with?
What cause am I sold out
to?
What was the burden that
made these single ladies restless and ‘defiant’?
The quest
of the daughters of Zelophehad was to preserve and ensure continuity of their
Father’s name - a name that was not capable of saving any man from sin; self;
Satan or the world system.
- Holy Spirit, please reveal to me the content and nature of what I am pregnant with. Inject into my heart a vision and a scope that has eternal significance.
- Let the sum total of my life be Christ and HIM crucified.
- Make my life an embodiment and a tangible interpretation of the scripture- “Not I but Christ”.
3. They were bent on giving expression
to their conviction so much so that they defied the law, the tradition and the social
norm by going into the Tent Meeting and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest,
the leaders and all The Israelites.
What is my conviction?
Have I given expression
to that conviction?
Has it or does it cost
me something?
- Lord, please grow your conviction in my heart. Do not allow me to bottle the very life of Christ in my heart but rather let it find freedom of expression.
- Grant me courage to be willing to count the cost in order for Christ to be made manifest.
4. The five daughters
had knowledge of events that took place when the children of Israel journeyed
through the wilderness. They agreed that disobedience and joining
alliance against God entitles one to no inheritance here on earth or even in
heaven. They challenged status quo because continuity of a family
name was carried on by sons not daughters.
- Deepen my understanding of who You are LORD.
- Let the Word of God be my final authority so that I never join alliance against Christ or HIS Word.
- Grant me grace to challenge error, wrong interpretation of the Word and the oracles of God, unrighteous acts and misinterpretation of who CHRIST is.
5. These women expressed
their conviction to all of Israel - to anyone who would listen. They were not
content to quietly murmur or simply pray in their closest. They challenged
status quo. They made a demand that was unprecedented. They were clear about
what they wanted and highlighted the disparity in gender that denied them of
having any inheritance.
Where are my women of courage?
Where are my audacious daughters?
Are we suppressed with cowardice and fear of men?
Their Cry
Our Father died of
natural death {Our own old nature died with Christ on Calvary}
Why should the name
of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? {Why
should Jesus who is our life be done away with and not have continuity because
there are no sons (Christ ambassadors)}.
Give unto us
therefore a possession among the brethren of our father. {Give us therefore
a possession, a vision, make us part labourers; give us our lot and quota as it
were of ensuring continuity of our FATHER’s name.
- Lord, make this my personal and life cry.
- Let every travail, labour, investment of my life work together to ensure continuity of the life of Jesus.
Results
Moses had to bring their cause before the Lord.
History, laws and tradition were revisited and updated on account
of these ladies’ burden. A flaw was highlighted by these five daughters and God corrected it.
This act of courage by five daughters changed the laws and traditions of
acquisition of inheritance and set a new tone for possibilities when women take
their place in destiny.
Can I find daughters who are passionate
for the cause of Christ?
Daughters who will lay their agenda down
to see Jesus’ agenda be made manifest throughout the globe?
Where are my audacious daughters?
