Mother’s Day is an acknowledgement of a designated time to honor our Mother. Mothers are vessels of God to be givers of life. None of us arrive in this world without a mother; however, the picture of mothering may take on many different facets. Consider the birth of Moses who was born in a time when Pharaoh of Egypt commanded that ‘sons should be cast in the river’ (Exodus 1:22). Compassion of mothering began for Moses when the midwives feared God more than Pharaoh and refused to follow this directive. Moses’ own mother, Jochebed, hid him for three months and then came to a heart renching place of decision. Compassion for his life ruled as she cast him off the river bank in a constructed basket entrusting her confidence in God to preserve his life. Later discovered by Pharaoh’s daughter, scripture notes ‘So she had compassion on him’ (Exodus 2:6) and provided a nurse maid from the Hebrew women. The story continues with the Pharaoh’s daughter providing the name Moses and raising him as her son. The man who was destined to be used by God to lead a nation of people out of bondage was mothered by many with a heart of compassion. This is a beautiful picture of many facets of mothering.
It is certain that Moses’ life was covered by the prayers and compassion of several spiritual mothers along with his own birth mother. God is the giver of life and the spirit of compassion. It is difficult to imagine compassion existing without prayer. As women, we need to recognize this special gifting from God to mother in ways that we may not have considered. Our prayers of compassion can touch the lives of many. Be thankful and reflect upon those women in your life that made an investment in you with their time and compassionate prayers. The ability to be a spiritual mother is achieved only by being in God’s word and developing a strong prayer life. Then purpose to ask God to show you how you can be a ‘Spiritual Mom’ to many. Our destiny is to bless others and to partner with God. May today be a celebration of the compassion of mothering as a gift from God.
‘How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!’ (Matthew 23:37b NKJV)
By Rhonda Mixon
In memoriam (May 4, 2012) of my ‘Aunt Dean’ who was a compassionate spiritual Mother.
. That said, the issue at hand here is spiritual warfare. We are vain and sinful by nature. Our prayers can easily be vain as well. All I am asking is, what happens when you are kneeling? What happens to your spirit? I believe that when we kneel or even lay on our face, we remember our position and we remember to whom we are praying. It is in that position that we are to put on the armor of God. With humility we need to recognize that we are not strong enough and that we cannot fight alone. After we have recognized those facts and humbled ourselves, we “can stand”. Satan is cunning and will let you believe that you are good to go with the quick prayer you speed through as you are making the kid’s breakfast. Good, just not good enough.
