"But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart." ~Luke 2:19
Who remembers making those crafts for their mom? You know the ones that have our hand prints in it and normally go on the fridge. Every year your mom received one of these gifts, she loved it and kept it. As you got older, you started picking out other things for her that she could actually use. Maybe something she'd been wanting for around the house or a piece of jewelry.Well, I'm thankful for my mom and all she does for me. Moms have a special job and no one, here on earth, is going to love you like your mom does. With that, let's look at some moms in the Bible.
Sarah: She wanted a child, but as each year approached and passed she and her husband weren't able to have children. She took matters in her own hands and her female servant had a child with her husband (I know this is weird, but back in the day this was kind of like adoption.) This plan didn't work out the way Sarah wanted and she still had no child. In her old age God gave her a son and she became a legacy of a nation! Sarah shows us that God has better plans than us and He reveals those plans at the right time. (Genesis 16, 18, 21)
Jochebed: This was Moses' mother. This woman also had amazing faith! She knew her baby boy would be killed if she didn't do something. So, she puts him in a basket in the river! She trusted God to keep that baby safe in the water and safe with who he ended up with, which happened to be royalty and he was used by God in a huge way! I truly believe that because of this woman's faith, her children turned into the Christian leaders that they were. (Exodus 2)
Pharaoh's Daughter: She was the woman who found Moses (Jochebed's son). She showed love by "adopting" and raising Moses as her own son. Step-mothers and adopted-mothers are a gift from God too! (Exodus 2:510)
Hannah: She was the woman who prayed to God for a child and when her child was of age she gave him back to God so he could serve God. She knew children are God's amazing gift. (1 Samuel 1)
Mary: She was chosen to be Jesus' mother. She was blessed to get to raise him and teach him. She also had the blessing of him dying for her sins on the cross when He died for all of us. This had to break her heart and I've always wondered if God allowed her to know what was going to happen. She's a perfect example of a loving mother who puts her faith in God and never walks away from her child. (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)
There are many other mothers in the Bible who set great examples. God loves you enough to give you a mother, but His love is 100% better than a mothers love! Take time to thank God for the gift of your mom and to tell your mom thank you for everything.
"She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come....Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:" ~Proverbs 31:25, 28
