2011.05.08 the honor of motherhood

The Honor of Motherhood

Genesis 3:16 To the woman Genesis 3:16 To the woman he said, "I will greatly he said, "I will greatly increase your pains in increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule husband, and he will rule over you."over you."

Genesis 26:34 When Esau Genesis 26:34 When Esau was forty years old, he was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. 35 They were a the Hittite. 35 They were a source of grief to Isaac and source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah. Rebekah.

Luke 2:35 "…so that the Luke 2:35 "…so that the thoughts of many hearts will thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul will pierce your own soul too." too."

Genesis 2:20 So the man Genesis 2:20 So the man gave names to all the gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. suitable helper was found.

21 21 So the LORD God caused So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. place with flesh.

22 22 Then the LORD God made Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.he brought her to the man.

23 23 The man said, "This is now The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for she was called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man."taken out of man."

Genesis 1:28 God blessed Genesis 1:28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living the air and over every living creature that moves on the creature that moves on the ground." ground."

A Mother’s Role is A Mother’s Role is both both Honorable Honorable and and WonderfulWonderful. .

Psalms 139:13 "For you Psalms 139:13 "For you created my inmost being; created my inmost being; you knit me together in my you knit me together in my mother's womb.mother's womb.

  14 14 I praise you because I am I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are made; your works are wonderful, I know that full wonderful, I know that full well. well.

15 15 My frame was not hidden My frame was not hidden from you when I was made from you when I was made in the secret place. When I in the secret place. When I was woven together in the was woven together in the depths of the earth, depths of the earth,

16 16 your eyes saw my your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days unformed body. All the days ordained for me were ordained for me were written in your book before written in your book before one of them came to be.one of them came to be.

17 17 How precious to me are How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! vast is the sum of them!

18 18 Were I to count them, they Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am of sand. When I awake, I am still with you." still with you."

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A Mother’s A Mother’s Potential for Potential for

Powerful Powerful InfluenceInfluence. .

2 Timothy 3:14 But as for 2 Timothy 3:14 But as for you, continue in what you you, continue in what you have learned and have have learned and have become convinced of, become convinced of, because you know those because you know those from whom you learned it,from whom you learned it,

15 15 and how from infancy you and how from infancy you have known the holy have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. through faith in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 1:5 I have been 2 Timothy 1:5 I have been reminded of your sincere reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in am persuaded, now lives in you also.you also.

A Mother’s A Mother’s GreatestGreatest

Mother’s Day GiftMother’s Day Gift

Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for your parents in the Lord, for this is right. this is right.

2 2 "Honor your father and "Honor your father and mother"--which is the first mother"--which is the first commandment with a commandment with a promise-- promise-- 3 3 "that it may go "that it may go well with you and that you well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the may enjoy long life on the earth." earth."

A Picture of A Picture of God’s Love God’s Love

Isaiah 49:15 "Can a mother Isaiah 49:15 "Can a mother forget the baby at her forget the baby at her breast and have no breast and have no compassion on the child she compassion on the child she has born? Though she may has born? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!"forget, I will not forget you!"

Psalms 27:10 Though my Psalms 27:10 Though my father and mother forsake father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me, the LORD will receive me.me.