Reading: Numbers 27:1-11 - The Daughters of Zelophehad.These women are rarely presented in sermons and most people haven’t heard of them.
But these women have much to say to us. Their lives and their actions speak to us loudly.
If they could stand before us today, they would be the examples and mentors that would inspire us. They would be on the most admired and influential women of today list.
Because these women, the daughters of Zelophehad, would motivate and challenge us to come forward and to take what is ours. They would tells us that a life that lives passively is a life that is missing out and is lacking. They would tell us to take chances, to risk the venture and to do something that has never been done before. They would tell us to challenge the status quo, even if it’s just our status quo, and that to not try and to not take on an endeavor - is a travesty.
They would tell you tonight that there are no excuses, there are no obstacles that can realistically keep you from obtaining more. Even if something seems to be impossible and something seems to be denied you, if you zealously pursue something with faith, it can be yours.
And ultimately their motto would be, "With faith all things are possible."
These women would tell you not to live beneath your rights and never let anyone cause you to believe you are due less than what is the Truth says you are. They would tell you that only you and God alone have the power to limit you. And in the same way, only you and God have the ability to take you to the next level of more than what you have and enjoy now. And they would finally end their admonishment with this challenging thought: You are your greatest enemy.
In the reflection of their lives to ours, we can clearly see that it is our complaceny, our fears, our self-doubt, our lack of knowledge, our insecurities, our inclination to believe what others have told us, and our inclination to accept what we have now and nothing more that restricts us, robs us, and withholds from us and stirs us to rise up and take more!
So the question I pose to you on behalf of the Daughters of Zelophehad is this:
What is the thing beyond your reach? What has been denied to you?
What is your dream, your right and your destiny?
Rise up and take it.
