Blessed Are The Mothers

Good mothers, godly mothers do care for their children. They cook, clean, and give loving care.

ILL.- I can still remember mother’s fried chicken and other dishes that I loved so well. Mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, biscuits and gravy, etc.

I don’t ever remember going hungry. And I may have worn some dirty clothes, but that wasn’t mama’s fault. It was mine. She washed clothes, hung them out on the line to dry and then ironed at night.

I also remember splitting my head open a couple of times. And what did mama do? She took me to the doctor immediately and held my hand while I cried as the doctor sewed up the gash. A mother’s loving care.

What else did our mama’s do?

I Tim. 1:3-5 “I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.”

Timothy’s faith came from his mother and prior to that, his grandmother. We also want to remember our mothers for their faith, which they handed down to us.

I know that in my family if it hadn’t been for mother we might not have gone to church and come to know Christ as Savior. Thank God that we had a mother who believed in Christ and took us to Sunday School and church.

Can you imagine how sad and sinful a home would be with no Christ, no church, no Christian teaching, no mother’s prayers and guidance?

ILL.- One young preacher who just lost his mother in death, wrote: “I can remember that nearly every night mother had a family time. She would read a Bible story, and get us all on our knees afterward and pray for each of us by name. She also loved to read and mark up her Bible.”

What a great blessing his mother was! Many of you experienced something similar through your mother’s Christian life. Thank God for her loving care and godly example.

II. HER PRAISE

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

We’re here today to remember our mothers and praise them for all the good they’ve done in life.

I realize that not all mothers, however, have been good. I can’t begin to imagine what kind of mother the infamous, atheist, Madalyn Murry O’Hair was to her children. In any interview I ever saw of her, she was a hateful, spiteful acting woman. What a horrendous mother she must have been! I’m sure that her children never called her “blessed.”

Today, we need to be thankful for our mothers and for all the love and good they showered on us. They were perhaps not perfect but maybe better than we deserved.

Here are some quotes of praise:

- "All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother." -- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

- "My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her." -- George Washington (1732-1799)