BOLD Women Make History
- pamrcone
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A Women’s History Month Reflection
The Bible, also known as the Biblical Canon, is both the inspired Word of God and a historical account. It records the history of the Children of Israel in the Old Testament and the birth and expansion of the Church in the New Testament.
Within these sacred writings we see not only theology, prophecy, and instruction, but also the real lives of real people, their struggles, their suffering, their faith, and their redemption.
Throughout this historical account, we encounter the stories of women whose lives were marked by hardship.
Many of these women were BOLD, not in the way society might define boldness, but in the reality of their circumstances.
They were:
B — Broken
O — Overlooked
L — Lost
D — In Despair
Yet when these women encountered God, their stories changed, therefore their HISTORY changed. The trajectory of their lives change.
Certain Women
In Luke 8:2–3, the Bible speaks of “certain women” who followed Jesus, women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities.
These women had experienced the transforming power of God. Their lives had once been broken, but their encounter with Christ changed everything.
They supported the ministry of Jesus and became part of the story of the Gospel.
They were BOLD women who made history.
Scripture records many accounts of women who were once burdened by life but who dared to believe God. Their encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ was transformational!
Let’s review a few of these “certain women” whose lives were transformed.
The Widow of Zarephath
In 1 Kings 17, the prophet Elijah was sent by God to a widow to sustain him during a severe famine. When Elijah met her, she was preparing the last meal she had for herself and her son, believing it would be their final meal before death. I believe she had been praying, seeking God for deliverance. The Bible tells us how God feels about the widow. So, God heard her cry and sent the Prophet Elijah to her to sustain them both.
When Elijah made his request to her to give the portion of bread to him first, she honored the word of the Lord spoken through the prophet. I marvel at her faith to believe God in her most desperate state. Because of her faith, the Bible records that the barrel of meal did not run empty and the cruse of oil did not fail. Her status changed!
What began in despair became a sustained deliverance.
The Widow and the Oil
Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1–7
Another powerful account in Scripture is the story of the widow with the oil. After her husband died, creditors came to take her two sons into bondage to pay the family’s debt.
“The creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.” (2 Kings 4:1)
She was financially destitute, yet she turned to the man of God for help. Following the prophet’s instructions, she and her sons gathered empty vessels and began pouring the small pot of oil she had.
As they obeyed, the oil continued to flow until every vessel was filled.
Through faith and obedience, they went from financially destitute to distributors of oil.
From Destitute to Debt Free!
Hannah: From Barrenness to Blessing
Hannah’s story in 1 Samuel 1 tells of a woman who carried the deep sorrow of barrenness. Though loved by her husband, her heart was burdened by the pain of not having a child and by the constant provocation of her rival.
Instead of surrendering to despair, Hannah took her pain to God in prayer.
God answered her prayer and gave her a son, Samuel, who would become one of the greatest prophets in Israel’s history. Hannah later gave birth to three more sons and two daughters. OVERFLOW!
Her story reminds us that God can turn our deepest desperation into our biggest blessing!
The Syrophoenician Woman
In Mark 7 and Matthew 15, we read of a Gentile mother whose daughter was tormented by an unclean spirit. Though she was not part of the covenant people of Israel, as she was Greek - Gentile, she sought Jesus with humility and persistence.
When Jesus spoke of the children’s bread belonging first to Israel, she boldly replied:
“Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.” (Mark 7:28)
Jesus answered her faith with healing, declaring:
“O woman, great is thy faith.” (Matthew 15:28)
She came begging for help but left blessed.
The Woman with the Issue of Blood
For twelve years, a woman suffered from continual bleeding (Luke 8:43–48). She had spent everything she had on physicians and grew no better.
Because of the ceremonial laws of the time, she lived socially isolated and her illness had left physically weak and financially destitute.
Yet she believed:
“If I may touch the hem of his garment, I shall be whole.” (Mark 5:28)
When she touched the hem of Jesus’ garment, she was instantly healed. Jesus publicly affirmed her faith and restored her dignity.
What a risk this woman took being that she was unclean and even not permitted to go to the synagogue.
In God, through Christ Jesus, these - certain women women’s lives were changed.
They came to Him broken…
They came to Him overlooked…
They came to Him lost…
They came to Him in despair.
But when they encountered Jesus, their lives were transformed.
Trusting God in your current status takes faith.
It takes being BOLD, no matter where you find yourself.
These women went from:
Broken to Blessed
Overlooked to Overjoyed
Lost to Lifted
Despair to Delivered
Because they encountered God! Again, BOLD women made history.
A Call for BOLD Women Today
God is still looking for certain women today, women who are willing to trust Him, seek Him,
and believe Him in the middle of their circumstances.
Women who dare to look up and live.
Women who understand that their present situation does not determine their final outcome.
Throughout Scripture and throughout history, we see the evidence again and again:
BOLD Women Make History!
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