Eight mothers played key roles in the coming of Jesus Christ. None of them were perfect, yet each showed strong faith in God. God, in turn, rewarded them for their confidence in him. These mothers lived in an age when women were often treated as second class citizens, yet God appreciated their true worth, just as He does today. Eve, was the first woman and the first mother. Without a single role model or mentor, she paved the maternal way to become "mother of all the living". She and her mate Adam lived in paradise, but they spoiled it by listening to satan instead of God. Eve suffered terrible grief when her son Cain murdered his brother Abel, yet despite these tragedies, Eve went on to fulfil her part in Gods plan of populating the earth. Sarah was one of the most important women in the Bible. She was the wife of Abraham, which made her the mother of the nation of Israel. Yet Sarah was barren. She conceived through a miracle in spite of her old age. Sarah was a good wife, a loyal helper and builder with
Abraham. Her faith serves as a shining example for every person who has to wait on God to act. Rebekah, like her mother In law Sarah, was barren. When her husband Isaac prayed for her, God opened Rebekah`s womb and she conceived and gave birth to two sons, Esau and Jacob. During an age when women were typically submissive, Rebekah was quite assertive. At times Rebekah took matters into her own hands. Sometimes that worked out, but it also resulted in disastrous consequences. Jocabed, the mother of Moses, is one of the under appreciated mothers in the Bible, yet she also showed tremendous faith in God. To avoid the mass slaughter of Hebrew boys, she set her baby adrift in the Nile River, hoping that someone would find him and raise him. God worked it out, so that her baby was found by Pharaoh`s daughter. Jochebed even became her own son`s nurse. God used Moses mightily, to free the Hebrew people from their 400 year bondage of slavery and take them to the promised land. Although little is written about Jochebed in the Bible, her story speaks powerfully to mothers of today. Hannah`s story is one of the most touching in the Entire Bible. Like several other mothers in the Bible, she knew what it meant to suffer long years of barrenness. In Hannah`s case she was cruelly taunted by her husband`s other wife. But Hannah never gave up on God. Finally her heartfelt prayers were answered. She gave birth to a son, Samuel, then did something entirely selfless to honor her promise to God. God favored Hannah with five more children, bringing great blessing to her life. Bathsheba was the object of King David`s lust. David even arranged to have her husband Uriah the Hittite killed to get him out of the way. God was so displeased with David`s actions that he struck dead the baby from that union. In spite of heartbreaking circumstances, Bathsheba remained loyal to David. Their next son, Solomon, was loved by God and grew up to become Israel`s greatest King. From David`s line would come Jesus Christ, the savior of the world. And Bathsheba would have the distinguished honor of being one of the only five women listed in Messiah`s ancestry. Elizabeth, barren in her old age, was another of the miracle mothers in the Bible. She conceived and gave birth to a son. She and her husband named him John, as an angel had instructed. Like Hannah before her, she dedicated her son to God, and like Hannah`s son, he also became a great prophet, John the Baptist. Elizabeth`s joy was complete when her relative Mary visited her, pregnant with the future Savior of the world. Mary was the most honored mother in the Bible, the human mother of Jesus, who saved the world from it`s sins. Although she was only a young, humble peasant,
Mary accepted God`s will for her life.she suffered enormous shame and pain, yet never doubted her son for a moment. Mary stands as highly favored by God, a shining example of obedience and submission to the Father`s will. As we learn about these women. We all must acknowledge the women in our live`s today. Our mothers. For many, you are so blessed to still have them around. And those of us who have already lost our beloved....we must take heed of the example`s. We must cherish the love of God, they carried. And realize, it is our turn to carry the torch. We remember our Grandmother praying, we remember our mothers, and aunt`s praying. Most of the time`s crying their heart out. But know this. They were`nt doing it for themselves. They simply was doing it for you! They cried, and ask God to forgive us of our indiscretions. Forgive us, for our ignorance's. To shield and protect us from satan`s grasp. And just like all the miracle mothers of the Bible, teach us to pray to the God of our Fathers, so that we may be loyal to God, and find favor in his eyes. I encourage you, on this up coming Mothers Day. Remember these mother`s. Remember your mother. Take a good look at your wife, and thank God. May God bless you. Love always, Irving Serrano Sr.
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