Something to bless the women in your life.

[Titus2woman]

By Jon Zeus

Unfortunately almost every woman I have ever known either has been, or is currently, a slave.

I know that might be shocking or offensive to you, but please bear with me. No, I’m not talking about slavery to sin in the more general sense; I am talking about something much more specific. Just like any other form of widespread slavery, the slavery I am talking about is so prevalent that it has become an accepted way of life. When slavery becomes the norm, the slaves often lose their sense of freedom and accept their bondage as ‘normal’ life.

I have observed three major areas in which satan seeks to enslave a woman. While not all women are enslaved in all three areas, almost every woman I know has been, or is currently, enslaved in one or more of these areas. If you are a woman, you will probably be able to relate to one or more of these areas of enslavement. Sadly, many assume this ‘slavery’ is their God given destiny. Out of all the articles that I have written to date, This has been the most difficult for me.

I. The Physical Slavery Of Women

Make no mistake about it, Satan hates women. Yes I know he hates men too, but he has a very special hatred for women. The woman represents something very special, and Satan knows it. Before the foundations of the world were ever created, inside the very heart of God a Bride for the Son was being selected. This beautiful bride is a woman (church), and this ‘woman’ (church) will give expression to the very one who was destined to crush Satan’s head (Christ). I believe the physical ‘woman’ is a reminder to Satan of the nature of Christ’s heart for His bride, and of his own defeat. Consider this statement by the LORD to Satan from Genesis 3:15:

And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed (the world) and her seed (Christ)…

That ‘enmity’ between Satan and the woman can be seen all throughout history. As the scriptures tell us in Ephesians 6:12, the root of everything is spiritual. There is a spiritual darkness that seeks to enslave women. The seed (or offspring) of Satan is the world and all of its ‘systems’. A simple study of world society at any time or place throughout history will quickly reveal how the women of that society have been exploited or enslaved in some way. The enslavement and exploitation of women seems to be a never ending epidemic.

For all the anthropologists out there that have bought into the misconception that societies and communities are slowly ‘evolving’ regarding the treatment of women, nothing could be further from the truth. Aside from the political and economic strides that women have made in modern times, the slavery and exploitation of women is at a all time high. Without going into this subject, women are the chief victims of today’s pop and porn culture.

The sex slave and human trafficking industry is the largest form of slavery the world has ever seen. It goes on in front of us in our cities at this very moment. I have no doubt that you have unknowingly met and interacted with women who are enslaved in this way already. These women slaves are hidden from us in plain sight. While this is a huge problem today, astoundingly it is only an outward sign of a much deeper spiritual issue that can be traced back to the fall of mankind in the garden and the assault on a woman’s true identity. This brings me to my second point…