Chaplin's Corner - April 25

A Portrait of a Godly Mother

If your life has been blessed by the touch of a godly mother, then you have enjoyed one of this world’s greatest treasures and blessings.

The second Sunday is May – so designated by Congress in 1914 – is when we take the time to honor the one human being who unselfishly gives herself to her children time and time again, without asking for anything in return.

A day set aside to think about the marvelous and utterly unique role of mothers is a good thing for our society, especially now.

I don’t think it’s too much to ask to set aside one day a year to honor mothers. The majority of them deserve it, and they truly are VIPs.

Abraham Lincoln said, “No man is poor who has had a godly mother.”

The Bible tells the story of a woman named Jochebed, the mother of Moses. She stands out as one of the greatest mothers revealed in the pages of Scripture.

Her selfless love and sacrifice made possible the exodus of God’s people from Egypt and literally changed the course of history.

The book of Exodus tells the story of how Pharaoh commanded the Hebrew midwives to kill the male children born to Hebrew mothers. And the midwives refused.

Jochebed also refused to give into a system that would have cost the life of her son. She was motivated by her strong faith in God. She needed her faith to accomplish what she did for the Lord and for her son.

It took faith to place the child in the river, the same instrument that was being used to kill the other babies. It took faith for this mother to take her hands off the life of this child and leave him to the will of God.

Very literally, Jochebed was raising her son to give him to the Lord. She gave up her son to save her nation, even though she didn’t realize all that she was doing.

I imagine Jochebed never realized Moses’ potential when he was a baby. I suppose that she lived the remainder of her life and never knew what God did with her son.

In her own way, Jochebed rises as high as any mother in the Bible. This mother’s love and sacrifice were vindicated in the way God greatly used her son.

Therefore, give your children the best you have while you have them and turn out God-fearing, God-following young men and women who will live for the glory of the Lord.

Proverbs 31:10 – Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies