Chapter 1 Can You As a Woman Be Used In The
Army of God?
Excerpted from Women, Get in the Army of God by Dawn Wilson. Copyright © 2005.
Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
"I believe that right now in the body of Christ most of this mighty army of women
(whom God wants to use to proclaim His tidings) have huge “gag orders” over their
mouths. They are not being allowed to use their spiritual gifts given to them by the
Holy Spirit in their own churches or in the body of Christ. I believe God is sounding
forth a call to His women. He is calling His women to get into His army and to
proclaim His tidings.
This IS NOT a feminist women’s movement that is at odds with men. This is a
God-ordained call to the women of God that He Himself proclaims in His Word. We,
as women, are not going against God when we rise to these positions. We are not
going against men when we rise to these positions. We are fulfilling His call to us.
We are stepping into our rightful place and position in His army. This is a Holy
Spirit movement that puts godly women in the army of God beside godly men. The
purpose of this Holy Spirit movement is for men and women to work together to
form the complete army of God. It is an army of men and women working
alongside one another in order to accomplish the mission that God has given to us
His church. The army of God is not complete in the earth today without His women.
The mighty army of women that God has chosen to proclaim His tidings is missing
from the army of God. Women, it is time for us to step into our God called positions
in His army!"
and
"Almost one hundred years ago Frederik Franson wrote a clear example of this: He
said, “It is amazing how one can get such a false idea that not all of God’s children
should use all their powers in all ways to save the lost world.” Then he goes on to
give a graphic example of what he saw happening in the earth. “There are, so to
speak, many people in the water about to drown. A few men are trying to save
them, and that is considered well and good. But look over there a few women have
untied a boat also to be of help in the rescue, and immediately a few men cry out,
“No, no, women must not help, rather let the people drown.”
How sad that this attitude still prevails. Better for people to go to hell and eternal
damnation than to allow women their rightful places in the body of Christ!"