Mothers

“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:” Proverbs 31:28 NIV

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day…Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers. I pray that you will be celebrated, feel treasured by our Heavenly Father and that your sacrificial love will be rewarded.

Perhaps there is nothing more special than the love of a son for his mother.  We can see a perfect example of this love as Jesus in one of His last acts, and in the depths of His own pain and agony he provides for Mary’s future by having John his beloved disciple take care of her.  The depths of this love should be seen by all children for their mothers. In Proverbs 31 we come to vs. 28 and see that the children rise and call their mother blessed.  What does this mean for them to arise? We have the obvious, that they stand in respect for their mother and as they call her blessed, they show the depth of the respect they have in their relationship for their mother. Where does this deep relationship of love and respect come from?  Well I think it means just more than standing in respect, I think we see the results of a life of love and biblical nurturing from their mother.  They have not just stood up but have grown up tall, strong and deeply rooted. Look at Psalms,

“That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.” Psalms 1:3 NIV

These are the children of such a mother, she has invested her life in them, she has made sure they have been planted near the streams of living water and they have grown strong with deep roots. They produce fruit and of this fruit comes blessing from their mouth and actions that bring praises to the work of their mother.

Today I want to take a moment to use my voice and rise up and say blessed is my mother, but more blessed am I that God blessed me with such a wonderful mother.  No, son could ask for anything more. Thank you, Mom. I love you.