Page 56 - No Apologies

and Christ’s deep love for him.

John 19:26-27
When Yahshua then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing
nearby, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold, your son!" Then He said to the
disciple, "Behold, your mother!" From that hour the disciple took her into his own
household.

Does it not speak volumes about the value of women in the eyes of God that one of
Christ’s last acts was to appoint John as the caretaker of His mother? Was it not love that
drove Him to look past His own suffering, and feel the pain of the sword that pierced His
mother’s heart.
That women are greatly valued in the eyes of God is further attested to in the fact that
the purest religion is described in the following manner.

James 1:27
Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit
orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the
world.

Yahweh has great compassion for women. The widow is ever before His sight. Yahweh
does not love women any less because they were created “for man.” He does not see them
as of less worth than man because they are called to subject themselves. Yahweh’s
government, and His grace are two separate systems.
The Bible describes the woman as “weaker” than the man (I Peter 3:7). Does it not
move the heart with compassion to see those who are weak persevering, overcoming their
fears, and going where those much stronger than they are unwilling to go? I am sure the ten
male disciples of Christ who were absent at His crucifixion later rued the fact that they were
not present when John and a group of women were. Did it not move the heart of God the
Father to know that these women were present to provide solace and comfort to His Son
in His hour of suffering? I do not doubt that a great reward awaits them.
In the days that followed the crucifixion, the women continued to be subject to men.
Christ did not appoint any women to be apostles, or leaders in the church. The
governmental order of man being the head of woman continued. At the same time, the
system of grace continued. Women were present in the upper room on Pentecost when the
Holy Spirit was given. They became partakers of the Spirit of Christ the same as the men.
Women are assured that in the resurrection they will receive inheritance along with men.
Many who are the last, the lowest, and the least in this world will be first in the age to come.
Such is the marvelous grace of our Father.
Sisters in Christ, there are men in this age who will judge with wicked motives. There
are men who will act unjustly. Many will confuse authority with a person’s worth. Those
who are humble will be taken advantage of. Take comfort in knowing that God sees all
things. He weighs the hearts. His eyes roam to and fro throughout the earth that He might
strongly support those whose hearts are wholly His (II Chronicles 16:9). Will He not give
much grace to those who are lightly esteemed in this age, yet serve with faithfulness and
patience?
In the age to come I am convinced that many women who were unknown to the world