Thursday, October 13 Jesus said to them: “Have no fear! Go, report to my brothers.”​—Matt. 28:10.

[Áine]

Thursday, October 13

Jesus said to them: “Have no fear! Go, report to my brothers.”—Matt. 28:10.

 

Jesus valued the help he received from the godly women who ministered to him “from their belongings.” (Luke 8:1-3) He revealed to them deep spiritual truths. For example, he informed them that he would die and be resurrected. (Luke 24:5-8) He prepared these women, as he had the apostles, for the trials they would encounter. (Mark 9:30-32;10:32-34) It is worth noting that though the apostles fled when Jesus was arrested, some of the women who had supported him were by his side while he was dying on the torture stake. (Matt. 26:56; Mark 15:40, 41) Godly women were the first witnesses of his resurrection. He assigned those women to tell the apostles that he had been raised from the dead. (Matt. 28:5, 9, 10) And at Pentecost 33 C.E., women may have been present when the holy spirit was poured out and all there received the miraculous ability to speak in foreign languages and tell others about “the magnificent things of God.”—Acts 1:14; 2:2-4, 11. w20.09 23 ¶11-12

[AndreaC]

How wonderful! what makes us valuable to Jehovah is spirituality, not whether we are men or women. Jesus did not shed one drop of blood for the man, and he did not shed any more for the woman.
Unfortunately in many cultures the "Let wives be in subjection to their husbands" has become "the man must subdue the woman".
WT of 91 said that in the US 75% of pioneers are sisters, I don't know the current statistics. As in the past, how beautiful that Jehovah uses, appreciates, and values women completely, and we brother appreciate you much too 💛

[Wayne]

As the perfect embodiment of all of God’s qualities, Jesus showed that individuals of both sexes have equal value in God’s eyes. In fact, among the early Christians, both men and women received the gift of the holy spirit. (Acts 2:1-4, 17, 18) For those anointed, who have the prospect of serving as kings and priests with Christ, there will be no distinction of gender at all once resurrected to heavenly life. (Galatians 3:28) The Author of the Bible, Jehovah, does not discriminate against women.