“As one, whose mother comforts him, so will I comfort you; and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”
The depiction of a mother in our text is as one who comforts us. The Bible often speaks of a mother’s influence. I am aware that not all mothers are ideal, and I can really only write authoritatively about the mothers that I have known: the mother of my children, my mother and my wife’s mother. All of them are in heaven, but they were “the wings beneath my wings” for this article. A mother’s love A good mother loves her family, and would give her life for her family. They love us enough to want the best for us, and make sure, to the best of their ability, that we have the best. A good mother’s love is a selfless love. Sometimes we don’t act like we need the best, but they love us anyway. The mothers that I have been involved with in my life have loved me in spite of myself. I hope, and trust, that you can say the same about your mother. Someone wrote that a good mother’s love is the next thing to God’s love. A mother’s care A good mother’s care is very important. What a heavy responsibility God has placed upon mothers. A good example of this is Jesus’ mother at the cross on the day of his death. A good mother’s care never stops, even as her children get into adulthood. My wife, Mary, my mother, Dorothy and Mary’s mama, Ruby are three good examples of this. I don’t have the space in this short article to enumerate all that these women did in my life, and the life of my children and grandchildren. We had good days and bad days, just as all people do, but looking back, my family has been fortunate for the mothers that God placed in our lives. I hope and pray that you can say the same. A mother's influence I think of the stories that I could tell of mothers and grandmothers in the congregations that I have served. I have known some great women in my years in the ministry and I have seen their good influence in the lives of their families. There are many stories that I could tell of the three mothers in my life. I thank God for my mother’s influence in my life. She was one of those mothers who “drug” her children to church. I thank God for Mary’s influence in my life and in the life of Faith and Hope – who are both good mothers. I thank God for my mother-in-law, and the influence she has had in our lives. I thank God for all of the godly women that I have known over the years. Happy Mother’s Day to all of you and God bless you. Bro. Joe
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