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Psalms 113:9 He makes the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD.
There is a truth that has been told and retold for ages which says:
When mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy!
Leviticus 19:3 You shall fear every man his mother … (I’d be afraid of making that woman mad!)
Mother’s Day is both a day of great joy and a day of great sorrow.
Some mothers show us the kindness of our Father God
While other mothers prove the cruelties of this world
Mother’s day is for many, all about the past
Memories
The good
The bad
The ugly
Mother’s day for others is all about the present
Joys of family and fulfillment
Struggles
Home life and all the demands
Children and all the demands
Parents and all the demands
While Mother’s day for some is all about the future
Hopes
And fears
Mothers come in three basic varieties
Selfless
Selfish
Clueless
Not bad just disconnected
Not selfish just not engaged
Just don’t know how to be a mother
Under developed sense of nurture
Without regard as to your experiences with mothers, God’s Word is clear
Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God gives to you.
Not just biological mothers but all elder women as well as those spiritually adopted mothers and our extended family matriarchs.
1 Timothy 5:2 (Treat) the older women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
Romans 16:13 Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
2 Timothy 1:5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that it is in you also.
Of all the great mothers in the Bible two stand out to me above the rest
The first is Jochebed, the mother of Moses – She gave him life (Exodus 2)
First she gave him life by birthing him into this world, despite the trouble of her day. She gave him life by holding him and hiding him to keep him as long as she could, nurturing and protecting him from the dangers of this world. She gave him life by releasing him and letting him go, in God’s time, trusting God to direct him and care for him amidst the perils of this life.
The second is Mary, the mother of Jesus – She was always there for Him
She was there for Him at Bethlehem – (Luke 2)
She was there for Him at Calvary – (John 19:25)
She was there for Him at Pentecost – (Acts 1:14)
Mothers, thank you for giving us life and for always being there for us
