03/09/2026
THE UPPER ROOM EXPERIENCE (21)
Thursday 3 September 2026
Pentecost (2)
Before His death and after His resurrection, Jesus spent time in communion with His disciples, in the upper room. However, before ascending back to heaven, Jesus specifically asked them to wait for the empowerment of the Holy Spirit; so, they all returned to the upper room for an encounter.
Acts 1:13-14 NKJV
“[13] And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying: Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot; and Judas the son of James. [14] These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.”
1. THE WOMEN WERE INCLUDED (1)
In obedience to Jesus’ instructions, 120 people gathered in the upper room to wait in prayer and supplication. What is very unique about the people gathered in the upper room on this occasion, however, is that the women were included!
The record of those who were in the upper room praying and waiting for the promised Holy Spirit, gives the names of the eleven remaining apostles but mentions no other men, except a reference to Jesus’ brothers.
However, the author deliberately mentions that the women and Mary, the mother of Jesus were also present. The women had not been left behind or sent back home; and no one objected to they being there! They were all together, both men and women, and continued with one accord, in prayer and supplication.
Jesus had included the women in the mandate of the Great Commission; they were also to wait for the empowerment of the Holy Spirit; together with the men, in the upper room! The Lord is STILL seeking to include women in the humongous task of the Great Commission! The truth is that, this situation that we have, where women are excluded, undermined and relegated to a subordinate position and role by the Church does not serve God’s purpose!
A MAJOR SETBACK
It is a major setback to the huge task of Great Commission; that more than half of God’s workforce has been made redundant. This is because for too long, the Church has operated under-capacity by insisting on relegating women, and limiting and under-utilizing their callings, gifts and talents.
However, God is changing this, and raising and releasing women to worship and serve Him, alongside men. The Father is opening His word to women and giving them understanding and revelation of who they are in Christ! God is releasing His daughters to worship and work!!
Galatians 3:26-28 NKJV
“[26] For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. [27] For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. [28] There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
Women, it is time for us to align ourselves to the move of the Spirit of God in the Church and in our nations. It is time to prepare and present ourselves as vessels of honour, in the full confidence that God needs us in His Kingdom and will use us too, to bring glory to His name.
2 Timothy 2:21 ESV
“Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonourable, he will be a vessel for honourable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.” AMEN!!!
©️ Author: Apostle Jennifer Abigail Lawson Wallace
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Fulfilling Our Theme For 2026: “BEHOLD JESUS CHRIST”
“When I turned to see who was speaking to me, I saw seven gold lampstands. [13] And standing in the middle of the lampstands was someone like the Son of Man. He was wearing a long robe with a gold sash across his chest. [14] His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And his eyes were like flames of fire. [15] His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice thundered like mighty ocean waves. [16] He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And his face was like the sun in all its brilliance.” [Revelation 1:12-16]
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