Iyar 28
Motherhood
“The Lord appeared from of old to me [Israel], saying,
Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness
have I drawn you and continued
My faithfulness to you.” (Jer 31:3 Amp)
“Motherhood” is a position from which there is no
retirement. From the moment her child
enters her world, be it through childbirth, or through the process of foster
care, or adoption, a mother’s job is 24/7.
Even after her offspring have left the nest, her job is still in
existence, though the “job description” has now been altered.
The love of a nurturing mother is to be an everlasting love;
that is how Elohim designed it. No
matter what children do, no matter how many mistakes they make, no matter how
many times they mess up, “mommas” will always welcome them with loving arms and
make it better, wipe away all the tears, and tell them that everything will be
all right. That too, is part of their job
description, and is part of training children “in the instruction and admonition of the Master.” (Eph 6:4).
Some of you may not have been blessed with receiving the type
of mother’s love that ABBA Father desired for you to have. It is possible that your own mother never
experienced this type of love for herself; she was merely revealing to you what
she herself knew. However, we, as
children of the living, eternal Elohim, are still called to honor and respect
our mothers; in so doing, “all will be well with us and we will live long on
the earth” (Eph 6:2-3). No gift to our
mothers can ever equal their gift to
us—LIFE. Because of this life we have, we can now be thankful that we have an ABBA
Father that we can turn to, and who loves us unconditionally. He is always drawing us closer to Him, and continues in His faithfulness
towards us. Again and again, He proves
to us that His Word is true, and that He will never leave us, nor forsake us (Heb 13:5).
Today, the second Sunday in May, is the day that we
recognize and celebrate as Mother’s Day.
Mothers, those both natural and spiritual, I choose to honor you, and I
thank you. You raised your children the
best that you knew how, and I pray that you can join me in saying, “my children
turned out well, in spite of me”. Today
is all about YOU, mothers, and the
celebration of life …
“Her
children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her...” (Pro
31:28 NKJV )
“ALL
your children will be taught by Adonai; your children will have great peace.” (Isa 54:13 CJB, emphasis mine)
In memory of my own mother, Agnete Abel, who left this world
behind on November 15, 2009. Your smile
was always bright, Mom.
©2018
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