Hey friend, as I was fasting earlier this year, the Lord kept placing this scripture on my heart:
If the baby is a boy, kill him; if it is a girl, let her live. Exodus 1: 16
I asked the Lord “what are you trying to tell me?” He said women need encouragement to send up prayers for husbands, future husbands, and all the men in their lives who will eventually become someone else’s husband.
“Kill the boys” is the mandate that was given straight from satan to Pharoh in an attempt to rid the Israelites of male leadership and to make sure God’s chosen deliverer would not live to save His people. Satan knew that the males represented a threat to his kingdom. The 1st time satan used this mandate in an attempt to kill Moses by having all boys thrown into the Nile River. The 2nd time it was issued through Pontius Pilate to prevent Jesus from being revealed as the messiah.
Although that was thousands of years ago, satan is still carrying out this mandate today, except now there are more ways than ever to “kill” the boys. He uses:
- Lust & Pornography
- Gangs & Violence
- Prison
- Drugs & Alcohol
- Homosexuality
- Modern Feminism
and so many other traps to steal, kill and destroy men so that they never walk in their true calling.
Satan’s mandate separates fathers from their children; erodes trust between men and women; and diminishes male confidence, making them feel emasculated or not good enough to take the lead. It’s easy to label them as lazy, low achieving, non-committal whores, but the truth is many of them lack the knowledge or the confidence to be anything else.
They’ve never seen positive male leadership because satan’s mandate creates generational cycles of foolishness that gets passed down to each generation until somebody in the family line decides, “enough is enough!!”
God’s Mandate
In spite of all of that, I thank God that He also has a mandate.
Whether you like it or not, His will is and always has been for men to lead families (Ephesians 5:23) and for married couples to pass Godly principles on to the next generation so that His will be done continuously on earth as it is in heaven (Malachi 2:15). God says that it’s not good for man to be alone, therefore He created Eve, and called her ezer kenegdo or a suitable, complementary helper to help him carry the vision that God implanted in him.
In order to “help” men achieve God’s will, we need to pray.
If Adam had been out of place, missing in action, or preferring to be non-committal when Eve came along, imagine what would have happened to all of creation? What would have happened to God’s plan for him to be fruitful and multiply????
I picture him walking in circles and refusing to stop and ask God for direction, because he can “figure it out by himself.” At the same time working tirelessly, day and night, to maintain the garden to an impressive fault, but realizing it’s all for nothing because he has no one to share it with.
And although the animals may bring him temporary amusement and companionship, they’re not compatible to Adam.
They’re not on his level.
They’re not Eve.
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In this season, God is encouraging women to pray for the men and boys in their lives. Your (future) husband, sons, brothers, fathers, uncles, nephews, cousins, neighbors, and co-workers need prayer! It doesn’t matter how young or old they are. The enemy put a target on their back the day they were conceived. He knows that when you cut the head off the body, the entire body dies. Hence the traditional family is dying.
In Exodus 1:17, we see that God used midwives to save the boys and consequently save entire Jewish lineages. These women played an integral role in the continuation of family lines.
But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king’s orders. They allowed the boys to live, too. Exodus 1:17
The word mid means “with” and wife means “woman.” A midwife is someone who stands with women to support them throughout the process of childbirth. MidWifery is not limited to single or married women; it’s not even limited to women. It’s for anyone who believes in the power of prayer!!!! It’s for anyone who recognizes that there’s an attack on the head.
I created the Praying MidWives Club to give women a safe community to touch and agree with other women who believe in praying for the men in their lives. Each week, for 12 weeks we will cover a different prayer agenda, which you will receive at the beginning of the week.
Also COMING SOON, be on the lookout for Zoom invites to live prayer calls.
Will you join me in becoming a Praying MidWife?
God is asking that we save the lives of our men and boys by sending up prayers for husbands and future husbands. If you’ve ever said, “all the good men are taken,” this initiative is what you need. If you’ve ever said, “my husband, son, or brother needs Jesus,” I need you to pray with me.
At some point, we have to stop complaining and start doing something.
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P.S. I almost forgot. There’s a bonus found in Exodus 1:21.
And because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own. Exodus 1: 21 NLT
Yes, you read that right.
Because the midwives supported other women in keeping their boys alive, God gave them their own families. Single ladies, you can’t beat that with two sticks!
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