Mothers are…
Mothers are loving: “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.” Exodus 2:1-2
Mothers are grateful: “So she went in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground; then she picked up her son and went out.” 2 Kings 4:37
Mothers are joyful:
“He grants the barren woman a home,
Like a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Lord!”
Psalm 113:9
Mothers are prayerful: “So, when he had considered this, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying.” Acts 12:12
Mothers…
Mothers nourish: “And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the maiden went and called the child’s mother. Then Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him.” Exodus 2:8-9
Mothers teach: “The words of King Lemuel, the utterance which his mother taught him:” Proverbs 31:1
Mothers provide: “So Bathsheba went into the chamber to the king. (Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.) And Bathsheba bowed and did homage to the king. Then the king said, “What is your wish?” Then she said to him, “My lord, you swore by the Lord your God to your maidservant, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’” 1 Kings 1:15-17
Mothers comfort: “As one whom his mother comforts,
So I will comfort you;
And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.” Isaiah 66:13
Motherhood is…
Motherhood is painful: ““I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;
In pain you shall bring forth children;
Your desire shall be [a]for your husband,
And he shall rule over you.” Genesis 3:16
Motherhood is sometimes dangerous: “And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor.” Genesis 35:16
But motherhood is joyful: “A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.” John 16:21
Mothers should be…
Mothers should be honored: ““Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise:” Ephesians 6:2
Mothers should be protected: “Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and [a]attack me and the mother with the children.” Genesis 32:11
Mothers should be obeyed: “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not heed them, then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city, to the gate of his city.” Deuteronomy 21:18-19
Motherhood…
Motherhood fulfills divine law: “Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that [a]moves on the earth.”” Genesis 1:28
Motherhood makes you joyful: “He grants the barren woman a home,
Like a joyful mother of children.” Psalm 113:9
Women will be saved in motherhood: “Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.” 1 Timothy 2:15
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