by Glenice Mills
There are many voices out there - voices trying to influence people’s thinking. However, the bulk of these voices come from groups built on an unrighteous foundation, who have an agenda for their viewpoints to be pushed, with no regard to others’ opinions. Though often small in number, they hold great influence. We see groups such as unions, gay rights, the greens, pro-abortionists, and extreme Muslims appearing to express the viewpoints of the multitudes. We could say these individual organisations are ‘a’ group.
The good news is: there are groups representing Christians, such as the Australian Christian Lobby, who are the voice expressing our viewpoint, and reminding those in government positions of our Judaeo-Christian values.
This sounds arrogant but we have ‘the’ voice. Why? Because we are representing the Lord Jesus Christ and all that He stands for. There is a clear differentiation between ‘a’ and ‘the’.
If we take the Scripture ‘Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life’ and make it ‘Jesus is a Way, a Truth, and a Life’ we completely change the authority He holds and all that Jesus represents to us. We diminish His power and authority and bring Him and what He represents down to the level of ‘other gods and viewpoints’.
The Lord is issuing a challenge about how we, as Christians, see ourselves. When and if we have a thinking that says ‘we are a voice’ rather than ‘we are the voice’ we don’t truly express who the Lord says we are. We see ourselves as ‘lesser than’ as ‘being embarrassed by the viewpoints we hold’, and we inadvertently come in agreement with the enemies thinking and way of looking at things.
We, as women can also easily fall into the trap of believing our voice is ineffective because of how we see ourselves. We have a distorted mindset that says that those in government listen to the voice of men and somehow our voice does not have the power and influence it should. Again we diminish our unique expression of the Lord through His voice, the voice of women. It is subtle and these wrong strongholds of thinking become a way of being that cause blindness to come upon us, again causing us to come in agreement with the enemy.
There is the voice from 5 fold women and men each with their unique expression, their unique sound. Each one: the voice of the apostle, the prophet, the evangelist, the pastor, the teacher comes from a different base, each a representative of the Lord as they serve in their function.
It is the time for the voice of 5 fold women to arise. This is not about making a name for ourselves, but rather about the Lord’s voice through His women going out there to bring change in the Spiritual realm. When it comes to governance it is about position - positioned to influence. 5 fold is a governmental positioning that is - God’s government to the church.
I want to take it one step further - as a prophet - to speak and declare the voice of the prophets - the prophets to be received, their voice to be heard and for reform to take place. The heart of a prophet is always repentance - God’s heart of ‘return to Me’.
It is the hour for the voice of women prophets to speak for justice, truth and righteousness. No longer on the back foot, quietly submissive, in false humility, appearing to do the right thing, when deep on the inside of them is a burning fire, a burning desire to speak, to confront, to declare the Lord’s heart in this day and time!
It is time for the unique sound, the unique expression of God to come forth. It is time to come out of hiding, to come out, and to be known. Arise women of God!!!
Religious agendas, old ways of doing things, the traditions of man, the wrong doctrine of women and their role in church - it is time for these ungodly strongholds to be debunked, to be smashed and for truth to reign like never before! How long must women bow to the lies of the enemy that would hold them back, that would keep them in captivity, and be a muzzle on the Lord’s dear precious ones?
John the Baptist was the voice declaring ‘prepare the way for the Lord Jesus Christ‘. We are in a time when the voice, the voice of both men and women, standing together, encouraging one another, in unity and of one accord, declaring the way of the Lord, the return of the Lord! It cannot and will not happen until men and women stand alongside one another in right balance, each free to be full expressions of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Lord is looking for ones of courage - women of courage prepared to stand out, to be the voice for truth, and men of courage prepared to stand with, and back their women up. Men’s voices also need to rise up and stand against all oppression and discrimination against women.
The apostolic is always about reformation - that is re - forming something. Perhaps it could be described as being instrumental in changing the shape of something into another form. Re means to go back and do again. This reformation cannot and will not happen until and unless the voice and input of women is allowed to be freely expressed. Perhaps the next reformation to the church will be the full acceptance and receiving of women for ALL they truly are without fear, prejudice, judgment and criticism. Reformation, that is apostolic change, will radically influence and redefine culture. It will be history making. The free expression of the voice of women must happen before the Lord returns. The Lord is coming back for His Bride, and His Bride means and includes His women.
