A Mother’s Role In God’s Plan

A Mother’s Day Message

“A Mother’s Role in God’s Plan”

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Today is Mother’s Day. It is a day that we set aside to honor our mothers. But this day means many things to many people. For some it is a day of sorrow. For some their mothers, are no longer with them. There are others who had a good relationship with their moms, while others not so much.  Other have had difficulties of being a mom, and the guilt and shame have follow them because of what they believe they’ve done wrong. And then there are those moms who are suffering the pain of a lost child, or a child who is no longer around, and hasn’t been around for some time. As a hospital chaplain, I’ve sat with moms who haven’t seen their children in years and doubt if they ever will.

But, with these sorts of scenario’s you might wonder why even do a Mother’s Day message, and the reason is that it is a new day and we can start a new life, and a new relationship. And it begins with confession and repentance, which is something God always has and will honor, whether you are a mom or a dad.

Now, if I could, I’d like to share with you dads, what not to buy your wife on Mother’s Day, and if you have, it’s not too late to either return it, or tell them it hasn’t been delivered yet and you  can’t wait until they see it, because in truth, you’ve got to rethink what you’re going to get them. Now, I’m not advocating lying, but your survival may be at stake.

Now, here’s the list.

Don’t buy anything that plugs into an electrical outlet. Not that she can’t use it, but if it’s a vacuum cleaner or something for the house, a kitchen appliance, or a beauty product, she’ll wonder what you’re trying to tell her, and I guarantee that it won’t be what you meant.

Also don’t buy a piece of clothing involving a size, because if it’s too big, she’ll say, “How big to you think I am,” or if it’s too small she’ll say “I haven’t worn that size in years,” and now thinks she’s too big.

Also don’t buy a weight loss or self-improvement book or tape, and I really don’t need to explain why on either of those.

And if you spend too much she’ll say you can’t afford that, and if it not enough, she’ll wonder if that’s all you think of her.

And don’t get me involved with jewelry, it never ends like it does in the commercials, because if you do, you couldn’t afford it in the first place, and if it isn’t she won’t want it.

And so, before I get myself into more trouble, let’s look at our topic and understand God’s role for mothers, because no matter who your child is, God has given that child to you, and He has a special blessing and role for you to play, and if I can say it, this also goes for dads as well. Because God already has a plan. And it is our goal to understand His plan and help our children along the path He has for them.

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6 NKJV)

The word “train,” has with it the idea of dedication, and so the training should be with a purpose. And the purpose is something that God has given to parents to see early on in a child’s life and then help change wrong or harmful behavior and thinking to allow the child to be everything God has created for them to be.

But I don’t believe God is talking about their future career, but rather their future behavior and relationship with Him. For you see, a child has two roads they can take, just as every adult. It’s the wide road that leads to destruction, or the narrow road that leads to everlasting life in the presence of God. Or, according to the book of Proverbs, it’s the way of the wise and righteous, or the way of the wicked and foolish.

Now, today’s story looks at Moses’s mom, Jochebed. But not much is known about his dad, Amram, except he had the good sense to marry Jochebed.

“And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi. So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months. But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for him, daubed it with asphalt and pitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's bank.” (Exodus 2:1-3 NKJV)