A mother's love

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my dear son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.( 2 Timothy 1:1-2 ) [ Ref. reading: 2 Timothy 1:1-7 ]
Families are under attack. However, we can narrow that down to something even more shocking today…
· Never before has Satan leveled such outrageous attacks against motherhood, as what we find today!
Every day there are an average of 5,680 abortions in America!
· Even when babies are born, we discover that we live in a world where children have children!
Meanwhile the mothers who try to remain faithful to marriage and family in a traditional way fight every obstacle under the sun.
· These things happen because Satan hates mothers! And there is only one reason that Satan hates mothers so much… God Almighty loves and blesses the special nature and character of every precious mother. And He endows her with a faith that is unknown in practically any other walk in life!
· Motherhood is one of the highest and noblest expressions of faith known to man.
· What are the characteristics of a mother’s faith? Mothers have a…
1. A Sincere Faith (II Timothy 1:5)
· A mother is equipped with a “sincere faith”. They have this amazing ability to rise up in the night and look after their young.
· They have this tremendous ability to never run out of patience to look after their children.
· And a mother never loses faith that God will watch over her household! Thank God for the faith of mothers!
2. A Stable Faith (II Timothy 1:5)
· But Lois’ faith was stable! It didn’t wane and flow with the tide. It stayed strong and faithful through the years! Long enough to impart it to posterity!
· Thank God for the faith of mothers that will last for generations!
3. A Stirring Faith (II Timothy 1:6)
Finally, the faith of Lois and Eunice was spawned in young Timothy.
· Not every godly mother’s son becomes a preacher or a missionary. However, every godly mother’s son will rise up and say… “The faith of
my mother stirs my soul!” “Nobody can pray like my mother can!” “Nobody can stir the heart of God like my mother can.”
Such a son or daughter is stirred into faith and action by his or her mother.
That stirring is predicated by the stirring faith of faithful mothers!
Pray for strength for your mother – Just because God blesses mothers doesn’t mean Satan doesn’t attack. On the contrary, sometimes a mother’s difficulties are great. Pray for her that God will measurably increase His grace toward her.
· “But Maurice I am a mother, and I have struggles!” Hold on to the promise of God! – Never lose sight of the fact that God makes you to be someone very special. He will never leave you in your hour of need. Take hold of Him and cling to Him. He will never let you down!