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Ex. 2:1-10
We invite you to join us for worship each Sunday morning at 9:30. You can download our service on iTunes or tune in for “The Good Word” each day on AM 1230 WSAL or on Hoosier Country 103.7 FM just after 8am. Anyone who thinks motherhood is easy has never been a mother! I don’t know of another profession where there is never any time off, vacation, or personal days! It is true that moms once in a blue moon get some time to themselves, but it is rare at best, and they probably worked hardest to make any down time happen. The truth is if it weren’t for mothers, there would be no such thing as dads! Rearing children today to be moral and upright is extremely hard by any measure. To raise them to be Godly is even harder! But as hard as it is, how would it have been as an Israelite to even think about having children during the reign of terror under this Pharaoh? Perhaps Jochebed was already expecting when the decree was issued. No matter, child birth would have been terrifying. Jochebed displayed a mother’s heart when she made the basket and sent Moses on his 1st cruise! Notice a Biblical principle here. What we give up to God, He often returns to us in greater measure. Jochebed nursed Moses for only 3 months then gave him up trusting God to care for him. God returned Moses to her until he was weaned, which at that time would have been 3-4 years. In that time Jochebed was able to influence Moses even as a child. She did it by:
- Educating In Scriptural Knowledge – 2 Tim. 3:15 = “from childhood you have been acquainted with the Holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” Most everyone is familiar with Prov. 22:6 = “Train a child…” Moms have a responsibility to God, to teach their children The Bible. Moms, the easiest way to teach your children and grand children the truths of Scripture is to show them with your own life. Mom has another privilege in her:
- Employment of Parental Discipline – Prov. 13:24. In our culture and society true Biblical discipline is a rarity! Read Heb. 12:5, 6. You learn how God disciplines by learning the character of God’s heart. When God disciplines, He never does it in uncontrolled rage or with a desire to “damage” His children. The best “instrument” to use when disciplining your children is a broken heart! They will get the message and respond appropriately! A mother also must:
- Exercise A Consistent Christian Example – Ps. 1:1-3. I don’t think we are offending God or His Word if we read this using Mother or her in place of He in this passage. I think that whole concept there might be much the same character given to the Prov. 31 woman. One writer says, “We need mothers who can mold young lives with Christ at the center. Mothers, our children are looking at your lives and using them as a pattern.” A 4th privilege of motherhood is:
- Encouragement of Faithful Attendance to the House of God – Read 1 Sam. 2:18-19, 21. Often it is Mom who takes the children to church. All you Dads who are here and come here every Sunday to worship are teaching the need for faithful attendance with your wife. You are making double the impact on your children! Keep it up! Finally, a Mom has the privilege of being:
- An Example of A Praying Mother – Matt. 15:21-28. This mother’s persistence in prayer is a powerful testimony to how God responds to a mother who is committed to praying for her family. Someone might say, this is not a prayer, it is simply a conversation between Jesus and a Canaanite woman. Think about that! What is prayer? A conversation between a person and God. Isn’t it true Jesus is God? Are all your prayers on bended knee in your prayer closet, or do you sometimes pray “on the go?” If we really knew and understood the power that is available to us in prayer that originates in the heart of a true Christian prayed in pure faith to our Heavenly Father, we would be fearful to misuse it or take it lightly. It would be akin to walking around with glass jars of nitro glycerin! Add to that the power of influence of a Godly wife and mother, and you have more than nuclear power; you have prayer power!
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