Something Special About Mom

Luke 1:26–28 KJV 1900

26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

1. Selected

a. Jesus - Mary

Luke 1:26–28 KJV 1900

26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

The honor

The privillege

The responsibility...

She was chosen - for not just a job -

the world minimizes motherhood...

like being a mom is second rate - if you don’t have a “job” “career”, you are a failure...

Mom - you have the greatest job with the greatest joy in all the world! bring a child into this world, love them, care for them, protect them, cherish them, nurture them - TEACH THEM...

b. John the Baptist - Zacharias / Elisabeth

Luke 1:11–15 KJV 1900

11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. 14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

c. Elkanah / Hannah - Samuel

1 Samuel 1:23–27 KJV 1900

23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the Lord establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. 24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the child was young. 25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. 26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord. 27 For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

2. Sacred

a. Crucifixion

b. Care

John 19:26 KJV 1900

26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

3. Special

Eve

Genesis 3:20 KJV 1900

20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

Rebecca

Genesis 24:60 KJV 1900

60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

27 times in scripture we find the phrase the “the mother of”

this group of named and un-named mothers were known as the “mother of...”

Mary the mother of Jesus...

the mother of… John

the mother of… James

the mother of Zebedee’s children

the mother of the damsel

Athaliah…the mother of Ahaziah

Maachah - the mother of Asa

Bathsheba - the mother of Solomon...

named and unknown - mom’s are special...

We need a nation filled with women whose primary goal in life is not merely to climb a corporate ladder...

to have all the pleasure and things this world has to offer...

But to be mom...

I call my mom - Ma...

It’s ma & pop’s - nothing disrespectful - but endearing -

There is a special place...

There is a love

there is a comfort

there is the knowing that you are loved unconditionally...

all the mistakes

all the times where I caused embarrassment

yet - ma was always there - and still is...

There’s Something Special About Mom...

mom - in this covid-19 enviroment -

you are mom

cook

cleaner

teacher

coach

referee

Administrator

manager

Human resource officer

wife

book keeper

banker

planner

preparer

- I am just glad that I didn’t have to pay for all the duties that Mrs. Brown does and has done...

You ladies are amazing...

Praise the Lord for Godly mom’s who take their role as being lofty and not second rate...

mom who raises her children and is virtuous is a woman who will be praised...

Don’t look for the praise of those without the walls of home - look to be what you can be for those within the home that God has given you...

There’s just something Special about Mom!