Daughter It’s Your Honour

by Dag Heward-Mills

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Contents

Chapter 1 - The Women

Chapter 2 - The Daughters

Chapter 3 - The Covering

Chapter 4 - Daughter, Take Your Honour!

Chapter 5 - Daughter, It’s Your Turn

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Chapter 1

The Women

This is a book I am writing to women. It is a message for women everywhere. Women were created differently from men and I believe they deserve a special message.

Jesus referred to ladies in two different ways. He would either call them women or daughters.

There is a difference between a daughter and a woman. If I were a lady, I would prefer it if Jesus called me "daughter". I think a daughter is generally more receptive, more open and more humble. In the natural, an adult woman is not as easy to influence as a daughter is.

The Bitterness of Life

Many women are embittered by their lives' experiences. They are hardened, unforgiving and unmerciful. The painful experiences of life have washed away the beauty of faith and trust. "Never trust a man," they say. They say to themselves, "Never trust another woman." I notice how many women live in solitude. They are loners with almost no friends.

Notice how Jesus spoke to the woman of Samaria. He was trying to get this woman to believe the things He was saying.

…WOMAN, BELIEVE ME, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

John 4:21

Notice how Jesus spoke to the woman caught in adultery. This was a woman who had almost lost her life at the hands of unforgiving men. He wanted her to believe in love again.

…WOMAN, WHERE ARE THOSE THINE ACCUSERS? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

John 8:10,11

Notice also how Jesus spoke to this woman who had suffered from scoliosis for eighteen years. This woman had been through many things. She had been in bitterness and pain for a long time. This woman needed a miracle. Notice how Jesus addressed her in church:

…WOMAN, THOU ART LOOSED from thine infirmity. And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified

Luke 13:12,13

Chapter 2

The Daughters

Naturally speaking, daughters are not full of bitterness and unforgiveness. There is some sweetness and innocence that characterizes a daughter. Above all, there is a special trust and confidence that a daughter has for her father. Unfortunately, the faith, the hope and the love of daughters fade away as they mature into adult women.

Jesus did refer to some women as daughters. I believe it was because of the faith that they had in Him. He noticed the pure love that they had toward Him. Let's look at this group of women whom Jesus ministered to. This time, we notice how He addresses them differently.

In one of the greatest miracles that Jesus ever did, the healing of the woman with the issue of blood, we see Jesus referring to her as a daughter! This woman had been able to tap into the anointing even though others around could not feel anything.

...and she felt in her body that she was healed…

Mark 5:29

And Jesus said, SOMEBODY HATH TOUCHED me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

Luke 8:46

There is something I want you to notice about this daughter. First of all, she had great trust in Jesus' ability. In her sickness and weakness, she pressed through the crowd until she touched the hem of His garment. It must have taken great faith for this woman to press through the teeming crowds. That is precisely what made her a great daughter: faith and trust. Her twelve years of bitter experiences with different people were not enough to quench a heart of faith.

Wary Women

Sometimes, a background of sinful experiences with different men makes it difficult for a woman to trust any man. She has little confidence in her father, her pastor or any man of God. She simply cannot believe in the existence of goodness and purity. Sometimes, just by growing up in a culture of suspicion and gossip, the seeds of mistrust are sown forever. Such women tend to be perpetually doubtful, unbelieving, skeptical and suspicious. Typically a woman who is unable to trust is unable to love. She is full of fear but perfect love casts out fear. The Bible says that love…

…believeth all things…

1 Corinthians 13:7

Daughters Receive the Anointing of Their Fathers

The other outstanding mark about this daughter was the fact that she received the anointing of Jesus.

This is the only record in the Bible of the anointing flowing from one person to another in which both parties literally felt it. Jesus felt the anointing leaving Him and the daughter felt the anointing moving into her body.

You see, it is children who receive the most precious gifts from their parents. It is children and not equals or colleagues who receive an inheritance from their fathers.

There comes a time in the life of a woman when she tends to challenge the authority of a man. I do not blame her because many men are irresponsible and not trustworthy.

However, fighting against men and campaigning against their authority may easily keep you from the anointing. You will have a perpetually resistant attitude towards God's gift. You see, many of the vessels that God uses are men.

When you receive someone as a father, you open yourself up to receive the ultimate gift from him. Perhaps, that is why Jesus referred to the woman with the issue of blood as "daughter".

…DAUGHTER, THY FAITH HATH MADE THEE WHOLE; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

Mark 5:34

Daughters Are Forever

On another occasion, when Jesus was on His way to the cross, a large crowd of people followed Him. In this crowd, there were women who were unhappy about the injustice that was being done to Him. They supported Him openly and publicly identified with Him. In the hour when all the men and apostles deserted the Lord, the women stood strong.

Jesus turned to them and ministered words of prophecy from His heart. He did not refer to these supportive ladies as women, but as daughters.

…DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

Luke 23:28

Decide to be a woman whom Jesus would see as a daughter. Someone who is open to the anointing! Someone who is supportive of the man of God! Someone who is prepared to identify openly and passionately with the vision!

Chapter 3

The Covering

Women Need a Covering

Women need a covering for their lives. This covering serves as a shield of protection. Unfortunately, there are many women who do not acknowledge this reality. They see themselves as equal to men and as good as any one else.

But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head…

1 Corinthians 11:5

It is only with a spirit of humility that you can accept these realities. The Kingdom of God can be pursued best with the attitude of a little child.

…Except ye be converted, and BECOME AS LITTLE CHILDREN, ye shall not enter into the kingdom…

Matthew 18:3

It is important for a woman to be covered spiritually and this covering comes through a head. Whether a woman is married or not, she can have the covering she needs.

…the head of the woman is the man…

1 Corinthians 11:3

This covering is provided sometimes by husbands, pastors or spiritual fathers. A woman ministering without this spiritual covering is out of place. Obviously, if you are married to an unbeliever, he cannot be your spiritual covering.

If you are married to a spiritually dull husband, he is not your covering. Someone who is above you spiritually must provide the covering. That is why it is called a covering.

Dear sister, do you have a spiritual covering? Are you open to the counsel of the men that God has given for your covering? Who is your spiritual covering? Are you a rebel? Do not forget that none of us is above the Word of God.

Chapter 4

Daughter, Take Your Honour!

And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest SHALL NOT BE FOR THINE HONOUR; FOR THE LORD SHALL SELL SISERA INTO THE HAND OF A WOMAN. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

Judges 4:8,9

In this story, a woman was given the opportunity to take the honour from a man. A man's job fell into the hands of a woman!

Instead of a man rising up to his God-given role of leadership, a woman had to take up the challenge and do his work.

This is what is happening in the church today. There are many men who have shirked their responsibilities as leaders and spiritual heads. Women are doing the things men are supposed to do. And I am happy to say women are doing these jobs very well. There are Deborah’s who are ready to take the honour and win battles for the Lord.

I suggest to every pastor, to release the Deborah’s into the harvest fields. What the Barak’s cannot do, God has raised up Deborah’s to do. In my own experience, I have found that women are very good pastors and shepherds. When they get their hands to the plough, things really get moving.

I have found women to be more receptive to the anointing and more open to spiritual leadership. Perhaps the original plan was that men should occupy these great leadership positions. Perhaps in the original plan men should have borne all the fruit. Unfortunately, there are always men like Barak, who for various reasons do not do what they are called to do. This is why God has to fall on people like Deborah to accomplish His will.

Dear friend, the will of God is fixed, settled and unchangeable. God has decided to save this world. Jesus trained twelve disciples (men). I believe that the divine plan is that men should be used to lead the church into victory.

However, the reality is that there are men like Barak with us. There must be Deborah’s who are going to fill the vacuum created by unfruitful, fearful and indecisive men.

The Scripture tells us that once God's plan is established, He does not turn back His hand. Once He is determined to build His church, He will do it whatever it takes. He has threatened to use stones in the past. If stones can be used, then so can women.

Once, a donkey was used to send an important message to a stubborn pastor. Dear friend, if donkeys can be used to preach, so can women. If you were drowning and someone threw you a line, you would not ask whether it was a man or a woman who had thrown you the line. Of course, if a man throws you a line, he is more likely to have the strength to pull you out. But when the man does not throw the line, you would be grateful for a line that comes from even a child.

Perhaps this explains why there are so many women in the ministry. There is no need to fight what is already happening. It is better to flow with the reality than to hide your face in the sand and deny it.

Daughter, it is your honour! This means that it is an opportunity for you to bear fruit for God.

Chapter 5

Daughter, It's Your Turn

I believe it is the turn of women to rise up. It is the turn of women to come to the front of the battle. Woman, it is your turn to be a leader!

Men have dominated the field of ministry for many years. Too often, women have been seen as people who cause men of God to fall. But there is far more to a woman than her physical body. It is the turn of women to influence the human race with their spirituality and their anointing. Daughter, it's your turn to be spiritual!

After centuries of being good receivers, it's time for women to give something.

Kathryn Khulman introduced the world to the Holy Spirit in a special way. I know of no one who has operated in the healing anointing as Kathryn Khulman did! That is a signal to all women that it is their turn to be anointed. Just like the woman with the issue of blood who received the healing anointing, many women are going to receive the anointing to minister in power. Daughter, it's your turn to be anointed!

I read a prophecy which declared that it was the era of the lioness. God was going to use the woman to bruise the head of the Serpent (Satan) in the last battle. When we get to Heaven there will be no marriage. There will be no husbands, wives or children. All these things will not matter anymore. What will count is whether you fulfilled your ministry or not! Perhaps you have been seen as an object of a man's pleasure. Today, it's your turn to do something for God in the ministry.

Daughter, it is time to rise up in the ministry. Perhaps you have been kept under by the problems that arise from marriage and childbearing. But this is your hour to emerge in full glory. When a woman takes up a mantle and walks in the wisdom of God, she is indestructible! Daughter, it's your turn.

Daughter, it is your honour! This means that it is an opportunity for you to bear fruit for God. It is an opportunity for you to do great things. You can stand side by side with every man, call upon the grace of God and you will do just as well.

This does not mean you are "as good as" in a proud sense. All it means is that you are another Deborah whom God has raised up because the Barak’s are too scared, doubtful, uninterested, uncommitted, unwilling and cynical. "To be cynical," means "to be disinclined to recognize or believe in goodness or selflessness".

Daughter it's your honour! It is your turn! This is a prophetic message to all women. It is the season for women to be fruitful in the ministry. Be humble, be a daughter! The anointing will come upon your life.

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Table of Contents

The Women

The Daughters

The Covering

Daughter, Take Your Honour!

Daughter, It's Your Turn