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Dorcas

Women in Worship
by Debbi Barnett
June 28, 2001


We too have been brought back to life through the shed blood of Jesus Christ our once and for all sacrifice. We as women in ministry are called to sing, play and tell about it. As I began to ponder this woman’s ministry and how important she was to her community, I thought about the significance of her name. The Hebrew people did not just name after their children their favorite soap opera star. (Oops!) They were named after the very character of the person. (Do your homework check it out for yourself) The Lord said to me that the gazelle was created to be a beauty animal. God created the gazelle to be an animal of beauty, can you imagine! My mind began to see a picture of a gazelle running through a meadow. I then began to think of how that relates to ministry and me, after all, it was discussed at a woman’s bible study. Then it came to me, we were also created to be just as graceful in our ministry. As people see us do the work of our God, they will be encouraged because the joy of the Lord is our strength.

Verse 42 says that after she was brought back to life, news spread all over the place and many believed in the Lord. Just think about it, the story of Dorcas even found its way into the pages of our Bible. We could see her good works and give God praise for it. Romans 15:4 states that the things written in the past were written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope. Did you know that when you said yes to God regarding the calling on your life, you will affect eternity in the lives of others. That means that your testimony is recorded forever because others will tell others about how they got saved or encouraged. The testimony of Dorcas lives on forever in the pages of our Bible, the Holy Spirit saw to it.

What will be said of the call upon your life? I want to be known as David is known Debbi was a "woman after God’s own heart”. Let us move on to do the work that God has called us to do with honor, giving God the glory with everything we have. Dorcas had a gift, a gift that she gave herself to I Timothy 4:14 reminds us not to neglect the gift. We are to give ourselves to it being diligent about it. The more we give ourselves to our gifts, the more others will watch our progress. When you are doing what God called you to do, you make a difference in the lives of others.

Even if you have just started in your ministry, the chapters further up say about verse 12, "don’t let anyone look down on your because you are young". That can be in youth and in the first stages of your ministry. Just do something and be comfortable in it. All things work together for good for those who are called according to God purpose. That’s you girl!

What has God shown you about you and your ministry? Do you face any challenges that you want to talk about? I like to hear about it!

E-mail me at debbibarnett2@yahoo.com

Worship Him!
Deu.6:5
-Debbi

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