*A PLACE FOR GIRLS*
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Revelation 12:1-2 KJVS
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: [2] And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
Revelation 12:5-6 KJVS
And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. [6] And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
Revelation 12:14 KJVS
And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
A PLACE FOR NOURISHMENT: It appears, from the scriptures above, that there is a great need for girls to have a place where they are properly and specially nourished and fed by their Maker.
Imagine carrying a baby in the womb and giving birth, and giving the baby over to someone else as the first thing, to be named and nourished and given their identity by this other person. Could this kind of action affect the destiny of the baby or not? It certainly can. It matters who nourishes you. It matters who tells you who you are. It matters because it can make all the difference in determining what you turn out to be in life.
When God made Adam, He was the first person to nourish him with His words, letting him know what His duty in life was and what resources were available to him. The voice that Adam, God's first "baby" in Eden, heard when he was first made, was the voice of God. The voice that Eve, God's second baby in Eden, first heard when she was made was not that of Her Maker, but rather, that of Adam, straightway showing her who she was made to be according to his view. How does it help when one's identity and role is defined entirely by someone who does not have all the details about what it took for you to be created? ( Mind you, Adam knew some detail, that Eve was made out of his bones and flesh. But that was not all. There was possibly so much more, and only the Creator can really tell!).
God is our real true Source and each person must be given an equal chance to be nourished and identified by their Maker. God wants to have a chance to nourish each person according to His real plan and truth for their lives. If only God could have had some extra space and place to take Eve to and nourish her and reveal to her her identity and job on earth before bringing her to the man, it would have made such a difference in her knowledge about her abilities and calling. But as it stood, she first heard about herself from the one who was not her Maker, yet was a prerequisite for her making.
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Anastasia Bruce
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