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Quotes
for Mother’s Day
A
man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the
longest. ~Irish Proverb
Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't
have anything to do with it. ~ (Haim Ginott)
There
is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese
Proverb
A
mother understands what a child does not say.
One ounce of mother is worth a ton of priests. ~ (Spanish Proverb)
God
could not be everywhere so He made mothers. (Jewish Proverb quoted by Rudyard
Kipling)
“My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw.
All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral,
intellectual and physical education I received from her.” ~ George
Washington
No
one makes it to life without a mother. (rlh)
The one who brought you to life is equipped to help you through life. (rlh)
Every
daughter’s father is but some mother’s son. (rlh)
Each
time a child comes into this world, a mother is born. (rlh)
The
hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. (William Wallace)
Key Scripture: Psalms 113:9 He maketh the barren
woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye
the LORD. (KJV)
I.
Judges 5:6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in
the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked
through byways.
A. In the days of Shamgar & Jael
1. Shamgar killed 600 Philistines with an ox goad ...
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Judges 3:31 And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the
Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.
2. Jael, she went
softly and drove a tent peg into Sisera’s head
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Judges 4:21 Then Jael Heber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer
in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and
fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.
Note:
(Even though in those days there were mighty men and women of God … Judges 5:6
tells us that:)
B. The right ways
were abandoned (good paths --- highways)
C. People walked a
hard, dark and dangerous path (byways)
II.
Judges 5:7
Village life ceased …
A. Village
Life Ceased?
1. No community
2. No family, friends or social life
3. Everyone afraid of everyone else
4. No common bond with others
B. Judges 5:7 Village life ceased, it ceased in Israel,
Until I, Deborah, arose, Arose a mother in Israel.
Until … when it gets bad
enough for mama to get up, something is going to change.
Conversely, when mothers do
not arise, things often deteriorate.
Proverbs 29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to
himself will his mother to shame.
We
can’t just let things go … mothering is a job that has to be done on purpose
and with purpose!
What Happens When A
Mother’s Job Goes Undone?
III.
Judges 5:8 They chose new gods; Then there was
war in the gates; Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in
Israel.
A. On top of what we have already read:
1. v.6:
People abandon the right way for the wrong way
2. v.7: Family, community will
become dysfunctional
B. When there are no mothers making their
voice & demands heard:
3. v.8: People will choose new
gods
4. v.8: Fussing, fighting and all
out war comes into the house
5. v.8: People grow defenseless without a Mother’s protection, or perhaps without a
mother to protect.
IV.
Mothers We Need You … Arise … Take Your Place
Note:
When God needs a job done, a child is born … however, God entrust these
children to Mothers!
Remember,
Mary gave her Firstborn & Moses’ Mother gave her
son, but they raised them first!
Every
man and woman is nothing more than some mother’s child.
Mothers,
we need you to rise up and:
A. Teach us the
straight ways of life
1. not to lie, cheat, steal, lose our
tempers, be dishonest
2. to respect our elders and honor our
parents
3. to keep our commitments and pay our just
and honest debts
4. to make our beds, cook our meals, clean
our kitchens and go to work.
B. Build our family
and give us community relationships
1. you have the grace for intimacy - for
kononia - relationship
2. you have the pattern for family imprinted
in your lives
3. if you don’t show us family, who will?
C. Introduce us to
the Living God
1. Don’t leave us to our own imaginations
2. Don’t leave us to fashion our own gods
D. Keep our homes
free of fussing, fighting & all out war
1. make us a peaceful people
2. teach us to value others
E. Arm us against
our enemies
1. Teach us to both
defend ourselves and conquer our enemies
2. Defense &
Offense with: (Ephesians 6:16-18)
* The Shield of
Faith
* The Sword of the Spirit
* The Arm of Prayer
Mothers Arise!!!
Lets
Pray For Mothers & Women To Be Mothers
Biological Mothers
Spiritual Mothers
Mothers who rise to the day
Happy Mother’s Day!
