Motherhood, A Calling From God

It was a Rally Day program at a particular church and a little girl was to recite the Scripture she had memorized for the occasion. When she got in front of the crowd, the sight of hundreds of eyes peering at her caused her to forget everything.

Every line that she had so carefully rehearsed faded from her mind and she stood there unable to utter a single word. In the front row, her mother was almost as frantic as the little girl. The mother gestured, moved her lips, trying to form the words for the girl, but it did no good.

Finally, the mother, in desperation, whispered the opening phrase of the memorized Scripture: "I am the light of the world."

Immediately the child’s face lit up and a smile appeared on it as she said with supreme confidence: "My mother is the light of the world!"

Of course, everybody smiled and some laughed out loud. Then they soberly reflected that the girl, in some ways, was not far from wrong.

¡§No man is poor who has had a godly mother.¡¨ - Abraham Lincoln

Mothers, you have a calling from God. Do not treat it lightly. And I need to add 1 other thing: since motherhood is a call from God, we as husbands and children and believers had better honor this one who has the call of God on their life. Men, treat carefully the mother of your children for you are dealing with one who has the call of God upon their life.

And let me just also say, I realize that maybe your mother was not perfect. Maybe she did not do everything right but Abraham did not do everything right either. Neither did Moses, or Samuel or the disciples, but that did not negate God¡¦s call or the fact that honor is to be given to that one who that has the call of God upon their life.

In closing, allow me the privilege and honor to pray for mothers who have been given this calling from God.

Prayer of Blessing