CHILDREN OF COURAGE AND VALOUR, WHO ARE STRONG IN THE LORD.

Exodus 18:21, "Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens."

The word "able" is ‘chayil’. It means – a force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, military strength, great forces, a host, might, power, noble, strong. It has the meaning of ‘a strength of an army’ – ‘a force to be reckoned with.’ God is looking for soldiers for His army, not wimps. He is looking for those who have been trained to battle with the enemy. He is looking for those who know how to overcome the enemy. He is looking for those who are after the victory. No wonder God calls our children "arrows". Psalm 127:4,5. In Bible days "arrows" were weapons of war!

Now this sounds great for our sons, but what about our daughters? No, they are not left out! You will be surprised to know that the word "able" in the Hebrew is exactly the same word that is translated '‘virtuous" in Proverbs 31:10. "Who can find a virtuous (chayil) woman, for her price is far above rubies." God also wants our daughters to be strong in the Lord, strong in faith, strong in truth, strong in their convictions, strong in commitment and strong in faithfulness. In fact, Proverbs 31:17 says that she is to be strong physically too. She should be strong for childbearing and child training. We are preparing our children for motherhood, which is a career that is not for wimps. It requires spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical strength.

This is a picture of the army God is raising. Song of Solomon 6:10, "Who is she that looks forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?"