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"Village life ceased, it ceased in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, arose a mother in Israel."

Judges 5:7

In the book of Judges, the wife of Lapidoth was special because she was the only female judge of the Bible. She was the first female head of state in the history of Israel. "Deborah" was not her original name. She received her name from another Hebrew girl who lived generations before - Deborah, the nurse of Rebekah (Gen 35:8). As such, when God raised up the wife of Lapidoth to be the judge of Israel, she borrowed the name of Rebekah's aide since she herself function very much as a "nurse" to the entire nation.

A nurse is someone who takes care of another person who is sick or wounded. As a nurse, Deborah was a spiritual mother to Israel. The name "Deborah" literally means a "bee". In entomology, there is a very special bee that is called a "nurse bee". Its function in the bee colony is to care for the young. The ministry of Deborah was just like that. God used her to nurse a spiritually sick and backslidden nation back to a healthy relationship with Him.

As a deliver, Deborah delivered the children of Israel from the oppression of the Canaanites. As an encourager, she inspired the demoralised Barak and gave him the confidence to lead the army of Israel against enemy (Judges 4:8-9). As a restorer, Deborah restored the faith of the ppl back to the living God. As a woman, she allowed herself to be physically and emotionally vulnerable in the face of great adversity.

With so many who are bruised and wounded today, God needs spiritual mothers and shepherds in His Church. He needs leaders who will bind the wounds of those who are hurt and strengthen those who are weak. God is looking for leaders who can be vulnerable and meek before the ppl they serve. A good leader would be like Jesus, who would "feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those who are with young" (Isa 40:11)

The Canaanites speak of the curse of sin (Gen 9:24-27). Every soul is precious. We must not lose them to the Canaanites. May you rise up as a Deborah - a spiritual nurse - to the spiritually wounded and discouraged ppl God brings across your path.

Yes truly indeed now the world we live in is a broken down world which is filled with a lot of hurtz and misery tt is gg on in our lives or others. But we can always be different when we step out of our comfort zone n go into other's life to help them... As we help each other up we lessen other's burden n yet on the same time, we learnt from their experience n u will nva know maybe the other person can actually help u out too. Every one needs a nurse to helps them to take care of them when they are wounded... Not juz Christian alone but also non-Christian... Let us be a living testimony to God's kingdom whereby we helps other to overcome their problems. Be like Deborah who nurses someone who is sick, who deliver Israel out of the hands of the Canaanites, encourages her ppl and restores the faith in her ppl... Learn to be a nurse and also learn to heal ur wound when ppl offer their help to help u...

To help someone u have to first help urself...

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