Every woman, every where has a certain amount of "power" over men. Sometime it come in the form of the ability to charm our way into getting what we want, the ability to help influence big decisions, or the ability to turn a mans head with our beauty. As you might have guessed, that's a lot of power, and that power, just like any other, can be used for bad or good.
Many men have been led astray by women who use their charms for evil. In Second Kings 21:25, there is an interesting statement made about a woman. "No one else so completely sold himself to what was evil in the Lord's sight as Ahab did under the influence of his wife, Jezebel." That's a pretty condemning statement. The writer of this book not only recorded the evil that Ahab had done, but also took the time to point out that Ahab had been influenced by his wife to do these evil things. In this case, death and destruction came to this man's house because he gave in to his woman.
But what about the reverse of this story? What happens to the family when a woman uses her powers for good? There are many many stories of influential women in the Bible, but one of my favorite women is Abigail. In 1 Samuel 25, David sent some of his young men to Nabal with greetings of peace and prosperity along with a request for kindness and shelter. Naba, the Bible says, screamed and cursed at the men saying that he didn't know who this David is and why should he help out and provide for this David's servants. When David heard what had happened he was furious. He told his men to strap on their swords.
Let me point out here that Nabal, at this point, has one good thing going for him. Before all of this occurred there is a statement made about Nabal and his wife. Look at verse three, "This man's name was Nabal, and his wife, Abigail, was a sensible woman. But Nabal, a descendant of Caleb, was crude and mean in all his dealings." Nabal was given to violence and anger but Nabal's wife was sensible. This sensible, and if I might add - courageous woman, soon found out that David was coming to destroy her home, her children and her servants. Abigail began to gather gifts to be used as peace offerings to present to David, the very man that was about to destroy her entire household. Abigail rides down to where David and his men are and stops right in front of them. This is her request,"I accept all the blame in this matter…I know Nabal is a wicked and ill-tempered man; please don't pay any attention to him. He is a fool, just as his name suggests."(verses 24-25) Abigail then proceeds to pronounce curses on all of David's enemies and blessings on the house of David. She recognizes his courage and his kindness. She sweet talked him! AND she changed his mind. That day, Abigail used her womanly powers to save her household!
So today, what kind of woman are you?
What kind of woman are you teaching your daughter to be?
What kind of woman are you influencing others to be?
How will you affect your home with your "Womanly Powers?"
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