Mother

May 12

Today is Mothers' Day in the United States. It is a day that is set aside to honor mothers and to recognize the role they play in shaping the lives of their children and therefore the enormous impact they have upon the future. As William Ross Wallace stated, "The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world."

May we extend to our mothers the respect that is due them, for as the Word tells us, we must honor our parents. Doing so is, "the first commandment with promise," Ephesians 6:2. We who believe in the name of Christ must not allow ourselves to succumb to the folly of the world system which, according to II Timothy 3:3 will be "without natural affection" in the last days; when parents shall be scoffed instead of honored.

Rather, we must adhere to the unchanging, immutable truths of eternity although doing so will often place us in a position of opposition to the rising tide of departure from the admonitions of scripture. In our age when man is unloving and unforgiving; when he is slanderous of all that is holy, when he is cruel and disdainful of what is good. when he has no self-control because he is given over to pursuit of pleasure, it is then that we must hold fast to the truth we know.

It is then we must reaffirm our complete reliance upon the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ who has redeemed us from the world and its lusts. Though we may encounter opposition because of our faith, we must "know Whom we have believed and be persuaded that He is able to keep that which we've committed to Him," II Timothy 1:12. Jesus Christ is faithful and true and He will keep what this generation commits to Him, even as He has through generations past.

Godly mothers all around the world are instrumental in passing the conviction of the Lord's faithfulness to each new generation. May they not falter in their monumental task, for as they rock the cradle, they are instilling eternal truth into the minds and hearts of their children.