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WARM WELCOME & LOVING HEARTS
WARM WELCOME & LOVING HEARTS
Sunday School: 10:15
Sunday Worship: 11:00
Fellowship Meal: 1st Sunday
Communion: 3rd Sunday
Bible Study: Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
The Comfort of a Mother
Isaiah 66:13 “As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted"
Mother’s Day is just around the corner!! We dive into the month of May giving praise, honor, and glory to God for our mothers. I love how God uses a mother’s love to help us understand how much He loves us. Of course, there is no love greater than God’s love for us, but God wants us to understand His love, so he uses a mother’s love as an example.
The Bible tells of a woman from Zarephath that was comforting her son. You see, there was a famine in the land and all she had left was enough flour to make some bread for her son and herself. This was going to be their last meal because she thought surely, they would die of starvation. But as a wonderful mother would she went out to gather sticks to make a fire and share a meal of bread with her son and comfort him as only a mother can. Now, we know in this story that Elijah is sent to her by God, and she is obedient to Elijah and makes his food first, but through her obedience the jar of flour never empties, and she never runs out of olive oil. She showed love to her son and obedience to God through listening to Elijah. So, we learn the love of God for her and her son. God did provide. (1 Kings 17:7-16)
How many times has your mother comforted you and loved you in good times and in bad? I am sure it would be hard to count all of those times. Mothers have a way of knowing just what we need when we need it. I truly believe this is a gift from God to mothers. From skinned-up knees all the way into our adult lives and the troubles that brings mothers are always there for us. This is a way that God shows His love for us as well. God made mothers to nurture and love us and that gives us the example of how God loves us.
Isn’t it wonderful to know that God loves us enough to give us mothers. So, remember to celebrate the mothers this month, but more importantly, remember to give thanks to God the creator who gave us such a wonderful love through our mothers.
Blessings,
Pastor Allan Shedd