Aristocratic Religious Women

I am currently reading a book called "The Dust Off Their Feet." It is the Book of Acts retold by Brian McLaren. I am really enjoying this book because it allows me to better visualize the beginning of the first church. I was reading a passage and thought that it was a great statement. In Acts 13 Paul and Barnabas are in Cyprus. They brought the message of Jesus to the Jewish first but once the Jews rejected the message it was brought to the Gentiles. But the Jewish leaders were unhappy about this, verse 50 states, "But the Jewish leaders united the aristocratic religious women and the city's leading men in opposition to Paul and Barnabas, and soon they were persecuted and driven out of Cyprus."

I had to laugh at the aristocratic religious women comment.  Haven't we all been there?   That church, where if you want to get something stirred up, start with the aristocratic religious women ( the NIV "God-Fearing women of high standing"). 

Why is it in our nature as women to  stir the pot?  Are we comfortable with the way things are and don't like someone to come in a change our belief system or traditions.  The greatest gift was being presented to these women and they immediately dismissed it.  

You see this time after time and church after church.  A new leader comes into a church and has a difference approach to reaching the lost.    You hear that is not the way we have always done things.  Well maybe it is time to pray over it and see if that is the direction that God is having the body of believers  move.  This is also answered in Acts 5:38-39," If this is just another movement arising from human enthusiasm, it will die soon enough.  But then again if God is in this, you won't be able to stop it- unless of course, you're ready to fight against God." 

So why fight God, you are going to lose.   So Aristocratic Religious Women, open your ears and listen to what God is telling you.  And, throw away that spoon so it won't be so hard to stir the pot.