Praise the Lord! my Mom is still living, and though over a thousand miles away, I’m still able to talk to her, and occasionally visit. Thinking of her causes love to swell up in my heart. She gave me life you know, and helped my dad to raise me so that I would, at age 7, make Jesus Christ the object of my faith. Without my Mom, only God knows where I would be today. Now she is old, but still out ahead, in a love relationship with her Savior God, that encourages me to be faithful too. Who can ascribe a value to a loving mother, or what’s more, to a godly, loving mother? I love you Mom!
When God chose the young woman who would miraculously, give birth to His Son, He chose a Jewish girl named Mary. It is only logical that we examine her life to discover what God regarded in one of the greatest mothers to walk on the face of the earth:
Mary was a woman of moral purity, a virgin. “…the angel Gabriel was sent from God …To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. (Luke 1:26-27)” She was a woman of purpose—the most noble cause ever. “And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. (1:31)” She was a woman who was happy in the Lord. “And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. (1:46-47)” She was a woman of humility. “For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden:… (1:48)” She was a woman of faith in, and fear of, God. “For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. (1:49-50)” She was a woman of simplicity. “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. (2:6-7)” She was a woman of quiet spirit. “But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. (2:19)”
Motherhood was God’s idea, and as He said after His creative acts, “It was very good.” Happy Mother’s Day!