What Makes Your Mother So Precious To You?

Mother's Day is one of the most celebrated occasion worldwide next to Christmas and Valentine's Day.  This occasion is very memorable to the whole family and gives their mother the best gifts they can give as an expressions of their deep love and thanks for the life, care and sacrifices she gave to them.  Both the poor and the well off family cook or buy food to eat together in their homes and some have their lunch or dinner in restaurants or in finest hotels and after this, one by one, the children will give their gift to their beloved mother. What a very joyful experience to everybody but this is not completed unless there is a family picture which will be added to their photo album and will remind them and their grandchildren of that very special moment to look back.

Why I Should Obey My Mother And To Give My Best For Her?

First, The heavy responsibilities on her shoulders.  From the very start of the  inception of the baby, the mother took care of everything like taking nutritious and helpful food which will give nutrients to keep her baby stronger and healthy body inside her womb. She disciplined herself to do the daily activities to avoid accidents like miscarriage.  She did these for eight months until she delivered her baby.  Her whole life was focused on taking care of everything until her child grew up and finished his/her studies.  To wake up early around 5:00 in the morning every day  is not enough just to prepare the food, clothes and other necessities in order to ensure that her child is ready when the bus service comes or sometimes, she is the one who brings her child to the school.  After this, she will start cleaning the house, wash the dishes and clothes, iron the clothes, cook the lunch and dinner and many more.  She did all of these because she loves her child and her family.  Sometimes, because of the economic necessity, the mother is forced to work too to augment the income of her husband.  It seems that the role of the mother is very hard compared to the husband.  That's why husband, be kind and good to your wife!  Your wife needs help and she's not a robot.  It is very blessed for a wife to have a faithful and God-fearing husband whom she can trust always and is ready to help and understands her situation.  But if the husband is not responsible and God-fearing, what to expect?  The saying says, "The world is on my shoulders".   Children, pray hard and obey the words of God before you enter into marriage life.

 Second,  It is a command of God.  In Ephesians 6:1-3 says, "Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.  Honor your father and mother which is the first commandment with a promise - that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth."  These verses are quoted from the old testament writing in Exodus 20:12, "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you".  God will not give a command through Moses which Paul quoted and written in the new testament if this has no meaning and not binding to all children.  This is the GPS of all children if they want to reach their right direction in life.  Don't depend solely on your emotion, subjective reasoning, or estimate but consult the factual and objective truth in the words of God - for only the truth will set you free from all fears, worries, negativism in life, John 8:31-32.  What the bible says will surely happen, cause this is always true and perfect.  "For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does",  Psalm 33:4.

God's command requires full obedience and faith.  You obey because you believe.  When God told Abraham to offer his only son Isaac as burnt offering to him whom they prayed for so many years and almost they lost their hope if God will answer them but God gave Isaac when Sarah was already ninety and Abraham was already one hundred years old.  And now, God asked Abraham to offer Isaac to him on the mount of Moriah.  Abraham obeyed and brought the wood and Isaac asked him, father, where is the lamb as burnt offering?  Abraham said, "God himself will provide", Genesis 22:6-8.  Abraham  started to fire the wood and he put Isaac on the altar to offer to God as burnt offering and when he lifted his hand with his knife and to slay Isaac, the angel of the Lord called him from heaven "Abraham! Abraham!" "Do not lay a hand on the boy," "Do not do anything to him now.  I know that you fear God, because you do not withheld  from me your son, your only son."  When Abraham looked up and he saw in a thicket a ram caught by its horns and took the ram and sacrificed it as burnt offering instead of his son.  And Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide.  Because God was so pleased to Abraham, the angel of the Lord called Abraham and said, "I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore.  Your descendants will take possession  of the cities of the enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me." verses 11-18.

Lastly,  The meaning of true obedience.  You obey because you love God and you believe on his promises and this is so pleasing to his eyes.  And If God pleases in your life, he will bless you and fulfill his promises of long life and material blessings to you, Ephesians 6:3-4.

Children, there is no mother on earth who wants something in this life except, to give the best for her children.  She will sacrifice everything even her very own life just to show you that she loves you so much.  She can bear the pain to be left by her husband but she can't bear to live without you.  One song says, "Only one life so soon it will pass, only what's done for Christ will last".  To obey your mother while she is still alive, is to obey God and this is pleasing to the Lord and this is the best gift that you can give to her this Mother's Day.

A Happy and Blessed Mother's Day To All!

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