From John Collins Ministries:
Women through the centuries have struggled to validate their
place in the world. Pastor John Collins, Evangelist with John Collins Ministries, recognizes that Jesus and God value women.
Women are strong and courageous.
They have never been taken for granted by God. Strong faith is what women need to face the
world today, that faith in Jesus and in God will guide them.
“A woman’s role does not have to be one thing or another but it should always be a role of strength and dignity with love and compassion at its core.”~ Pastor John Collins
Pastor John Collins writes:
“Jesus said to her, ‘Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet
ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending
to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ Mary Magdalene came
and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these
things to her.” John 20:16-18 (NKJV).
Mary Magdalene believed in Jesus, sought Him out, anointed
Him with oil, wept on His feet and wiped those feet with her hair. Mary sat at
the feet of Jesus, learned from Him and was a disciple of His. Mary was the one
that Jesus chose to see first after He was resurrected. Mary was brave and
humble when she went to Him in that house of the Pharisee as she cared not what
others thought of her, nor spoke of her but cared only to go to Jesus and kiss
His feet and seek His forgiveness and His acceptance and Jesus not only gave
that forgiveness, accepted her love for Him but spoke that she would be
remembered for her actions and He demonstrated her value when He chose to go to
Mary first and to give her the honor of knowing He was alive and to relate that
information along with her witness of Him to his brethren.
It took courage to follow Jesus during His ministry and it
took faith to know Him as the Son of God. Mary had that courage and had great
faith in her Lord. There were dark centuries that followed the beginnings of
the Christian faith. There have been centuries of oppression of not only the
uneducated but of women as well. Women have come a long way from the days of
the dark ages, of the days of education denial (for many parts of the world,
anyway), and from the denial of equality of the genders. Women push forward in
their search for that equality and for the opportunities to make their mark in
this world but I want to remind women that their mark has been made and has
never been taken for granted by God. God values women and Jesus demonstrated
the love that He had for Mary by going to her first, by teaching her and
standing up for her. Women should never forget that their value begins in the
home, for they are the caretakers, the bringers of life and the mothers of our
children. Do not underestimate the value of those things as being a mother
allows you to teach your children how to get to heaven, how to live boldly and
with faith in this dark world and being a wife allows you to help your husband
be a part of a family that relies on God. A woman’s role does not have to be one
thing or another but it should always be a role of strength and dignity with
love and compassion at its core. That is the love of God within you and God has
provided women with the complex ability to keep a family together and to guide
it in love and faith with trust and truth at its center.
There always seems to be an agenda on the table and as
progress ticks away and women continue to fight for what they believe to be
most important to them I can only hope that they remember to value what has
always belonged to them from the beginning. Family is everything and while
equal pay may seem to be the biggest priority to some this world seems to be
allowing the family to fail. Industrial success will never replace the failures
of our homes and women need to find the courage, like Mary, to believe in our
Savior and to brave the opinions of others to declare their loyalty to Him as
they live up to the great responsibilities that have been entrusted to them. It
is not easy to choose faith over finances, faith over popularity, faith over
apparent success or faith over personal gain but in the end heaven is waiting
and families need strong women to guide them.
“And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for
yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers
served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites,
in whose land you dwell. But as for me
and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 (NKJV).
LOVE THAT CROSS PASTOR JOHN COLLINS
Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries are
determined to change the face of Christianity and redeem the truth of the
Gospel and the word of God.
You can hear Pastor John Collins broadcast on AM and FM
stations across the USA. John Collins Ministries has a Youtube channel that posts regular podcasts of Pastor
Collins. John Collins Ministries has a
channel on Blogtalk radio. This country
needs to hear the truth of God and Jesus. This world needs to hear and
understand what the rules are in order to get to heaven. They aren’t preached and they aren’t taught,
and it’s time for people to hear to hear that truth. Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries
is bringing that message with passion and fervor. Take the time to listen. If you want to reach Pastor John Collins,
contact him for preaching, prayer, revival, guest speaking at
jcollinsministries@gmail.com. We need to get it right.
