WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT MOTHERHOOD, MOTHER’S DAY

“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.”

 Proverbs 31:10-12, 25-31 KJV

 Mother holds a special place in the hearts of all, for without her none of us could be here in physical form and as an expression of the will of God to have humans made in his own image.

A mother is so important to us, in fact, that God Himself gives respect to her and her place in our world. Knowing that, what, then, does the Bible say about mothers and Mother’s Day.

 Mothers are first celebrated by Adam. In the Bible it says, “And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.” Genesis 3:20 KJV  It is in this verse, in fact, that the term “mother” is first mentioned.

 The etymology of the word Eve is derived from the Hebrew words for, to breathe, and to live. She is the breath and our life, and we celebrate her as the mother of all mankind. So today’s mother has a great responsibility to do what God has required of us.

The Bible says, “That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.” Titus 2:4-5

                                                   

Famous Mother’s in the Bible

• Eve – Mother of all mankind
• Hannah – Mother to the Prophet Samuel
• Naomi – Mother-in-law to Ruth
• Mary – Mother to Jesus
• Elizabeth – Mother of John the Baptist

 Hannah, the mother of Samuel. She promised God that she would dedicate her son completely to Him if God would give her conception. The Bible says, “And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.” 1 Samuel 1:11

Mothers should be willing to put God first and seek to dedicate her child to the service of the Lord. The godly mother will not be so much concerned with how much money their children make when they become adults as how faithful they will be to the Lord and what service they will be to Him. 

Given all that a mother is to her children and how respected she is in the Bible, we can do no less than to live that example in our own lives.

 Think about the gift of life that a mother gives to us, from God. Without her, we cannot become the expression of His image here on Earth. And she risks all to give us the opportunity,to breathe, and to live, as Eve herself did. As she is the mother of all life on Earth, so too is our own mother the origin of our individual life.

In fact, we honor God Himself when we love and honor our own mothers. On this special day, may we thank God for the mothers who have molded our hearts. As we honor them, we fulfill the truth of, “Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.” Proverbs 31:28 KJV

Happy Mother's Day To ALL MOTHERS!!