Happy Moher's Day

“God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers."
My dear brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ,
Happy Mothers Day to you all. There is probably no more unsung a hero than a true mother.
The book of Ecclesiaticus (17:24-30) states, “Honor your father and mother and forget not the groaning of thy mother. Remember that thou hast not been born but through them: and make a return to them as they have done for thee.”
In book of Tobit, when Tobias was growing old, he said to his son, also called Tobias, “Honor your mother, and do not abandon her as long as she lives. Do whatever pleases her, and do not grieve her spirit in any way. Remember, my son that she went through many trials for your sake while you were in her womb. And when she dies, bury her in the same grave with me.”(Tobit 4:3-4)
Today I wish to pick up three Mothers from the Bible.
1. First Mother is from 2nd Maccabees chapter 7. The Seven brothers were ready to die rather than transgress the laws of their ancestors. The executioners cut out the tongue of one and cut off the hands and legs, some of them were fried alive, second one’s skin were peeled off and tortured him limb by limb. Vv 20-23 says most admirable and worthy of everlasting remembrance was the mother, who saw her seven sons perish in a single day, yet bore it courageously because of her hope in the Lord. Filled with a noble spirit that stirred her womanly heart with courage, she exhorted each of them in the language of their forefathers with these words: “I do not know how you came into existence in my womb; it was not I who gave you breath of life, nor was it I who set in order the elements of which each of you is composed…” in Verse 27-30 when the King Antiochus appealed her to advise her son to save his life the mother who lost her six sons already went to her last one and told him “Son, have pity on me, who carried you in my womb for nine months, nursed you for three years, brought you up, educated and supported you to your present age. I beg you, child, to look at the heavens and the earth and see all that is in them; then you will know that God did not make them out of existing things; and in the same way the human race came into existence. Do not be afraid of this executioner, but be worthy of your brothers and accept death, so that in the time of mercy I may receive you again with them.”
This is the faith of a brave mother who taught her seven children what is faith and religion. Seven children received the Martyrdom.
2. Let’s take the second Mother from the New Testament. Matthew chapter 20:20-28. Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons and did homage, and asked Command that these two sons of mine sits, one at your right and the other at your left in your Kingdom.”
A mother is worried about the physical future of her two sons. She is craving for power and position for her children. Not like the first Mother who craved for the eternal kingdom and the spiritual life. This mother is only concerned about the position and very much concern about the power.
Dear mothers, let me ask you a personal question you need not answer me answer yourself. What are you craving for your children? Money power, Position or Jesus Christ our True Savior? Dear mothers even if you give the whole world to your children and if you failed to give Jesus to them you will realize later that you failed to give them the important thing in their life and you will pay for that in your life time.
3. The third but the most important mother which I wanted to focus on is our Mother Mary. If you follow her you will never fail in your life. She kept everything in her heart and pondered over it. He believed the word of God. She cared Jesus and followed him to the very end of it. Only a mother who has real faith could stand at the foot of the cross when her one and only son is dying. Follow her; ask her intercession and you will never be down.
It is not easy to be a good mother. It is always stressful and hard to be a good mother. A lecturer when explaining stress management to an audience raised a glass of water and asked "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.
The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem.If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."
"As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. Put all you problems before Jesus. Let go and Let God have His wonderful way. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden."
What does motherhood mean? First, it means sharing in the creative power of God. Conceiving, carrying, and giving birth to a human being is as close as any person can come to the act of creation. That is the beginning of motherhood. But it is far from the end. Motherhood is also nurturing, sacrificing, loving, and ultimately letting go. Chris Widener gave a Seven C's to be a successful Mother
1. Caring—have a deep care for others.
2. character—Let each and every experience shape and mold us as we experience them, always moving toward our goal and never allowing negative circumstances to destroy us but make us better people.
3. Choice—Eisenhower reminded us that our histories are written by choice, not by chance. Every movement you make toward your ultimate success and destiny will be because you choose to move toward it.
4. Concentration—we fail when we lose our concentration. Nothing should disturb our deep faith. The successful Mother however, stands firm, with their eyes transfixed on Jesus.
5. Confidence—Success comes to those who have the confidence to try, and more than that, the confidence to win. Each passing victory that you achieve builds more and more confidence in you to draw from the next time you go to fight another battle on your journey to success.
6. Consistency—Be consistent in your prayer life. Don’t give the good works.
7. Courage—No mountain is too high, no river too wide, no foe too large for the person who will choose to live out their dreams! They are courageous people who continue on even when others have quit. And for that they receive their reward!
Happy Mothers Day.