Every year in the month of May we honor our mothers, however; you could say we celebrate motherhood because there are aunts, family friends, and even siblings that step into the role of mother. In the bible we find examples of what motherhood looks like. Gen.1:28 introduces us to the Mother of Humanity, Eve; God blessed them and said “be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.” The man and woman were expected to populate the earth with people, God had provided everything they would need to thrive in their Eden home; the blessing. In Gen 3:16 something has changed and God pronounced this curse unto the woman He said ” I will greatly multiply they sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thy shall bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband and he shall rule over thee.

This caused me to think, it was not Gods original plan for childbirth to be a painful experience, but; one of great joy. In Numbers 26:59 we meet Jochebed, the mother of Moses, Moses was the youngest of 3 children born to her; unfortunately, her family were in bondage in Egypt and the Pharaoh had decreed all new born males born to the children of Israel be thrown into the Nile river; the curse. Jochebed loved her son so much she defied the decree and hid her son 3mos. When she could no longer hide him she prepared a basket, put him in it and placed it in the Nile; she committed her son to Gods keeping. Her son to be a man greatly used by God in the deliverance of His from bondage, the blessing. The next stop on our journey is at the home of Elizabeth and Zechariah, Luke 1:6 says” both she and her husband were righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.”

However, Elizabeth lived under a curse; she was barren they had no children and now they were both up in age. While in the administration of his office Zechariah was told by a heavenly messenger his wife would bear a child and his name was to be called John. Elizabeth was 88 years of age when she conceived John, she who had been barren all her child bearing years was now pregnant; what a blessing from God. We know the impact her son John the Baptizer has had on their world as well as ours today. The last stop on our journey is the most important of them all, she was a beautiful young girl between the age of maybe 14 to 16 when told she was favored in the eyes of the Most High, what a blessing; not only that but she would give birth to a child and he would be called the Son of God.

Can you imagine how she must have felt, she was a virgin engaged to be married; what would your response be to this message? Mary yielded her will to the will of God as told her by the heavenly messenger. Luke 2:34-35 tells of Simeon’s prophesy to Mary concerning her son, Mary carried the curse of knowing her son would be in danger and eventually killed; a dedicated mother she was present at the cross when He gave His life for the sins of the world. Mothers are important, they are servants; they serve their families understanding they are serving their Lord. They don’t seek rewards, they give all they have to the well being of those they love. They bind the family together individually and collectively through love and action. They season discipline with patience and mercy; they love unconditionally, the responsibility as the family guardian is never relinquished no matter how they may be treated.

The nurturing nature of a mother reminds us of God who gives us life, He nurtures us as we learn, develop, and grow in our knowledge of Him and living a Christian life. Isiah 49:15 states” God will never forget His children like a mother will never forget her nursing child”. The love of God the Father is reflected by everyone who steps into the role of motherhood, it requires a self sacrificing, forgiving, patient and understanding heart. A mother is counted a virtuous woman proverbs 31:30 says “favor is deceitful and beauty is vain, but; a woman that fearth the Lord, she shall be praised. Proverbs 31:26 states “she opens her mouth with wisdom and in her tongue is the law of kindness; 28: her children arise up and call her blessed; her husband also and he praiseth her.

My revelation as I sit by the pool of grace

Happy Mothers Day