Happy Mother’s Day!

I Kings 3:16-27 AMPC

16 Then two women who had become mothers out of wedlock came and stood before the king.

17 And one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

18 And the third day after I was delivered, this woman also was delivered. And we were together; no stranger was with us, just we two in the house.

19 And this woman’s child died in the night because she lay on him.

20 And she arose at midnight and took my son from beside me while your handmaid slept and laid him in her bosom and laid her dead child in my bosom.

21 And when I rose to nurse my child, behold, he was dead. But when I had considered him in the morning, behold, it was not the son I had borne.

22 But the other woman said, No! But the living one is my son, and the dead one is your son! And this one said, No! But the dead son is your son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.

23 The king said, One says, This is my son that is alive and yours is the dead one. The other woman says, No! But your son is the dead one and mine is the living one.

24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword to the king.

25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two and give half to the one and half to the other.

Our loving Mother at 80 yrs. old 2017
Last year she passed over to be with God and she
has left a legacy of love, endurance, and giving!

26 Then the mother of the living child said to the king, for she yearned over her son, O my lord, give her the living baby, and by no means slay him. But the other said, Let him not be mine or yours, but divide him.

27 Then the king said, Give her [who pleads for his life] the living baby, and by no means slay him. She is the child’s mother.

Despite the oppression and criticism of the strong women I grew up with, they stood tall. When a child was sick with a debilitating disease or sickness, they refused to stay in that dark place and brought it to light through the faith and trust in Jesus - they defied the odds and nursed that child back to health and wholeness! 

I grew up with determined and faithful women who refused to see their children go hungry; even if they had to work four or five odd jobs to feed them - and they didn’t take a handout from the Government or any oppressor who undermined their faith and belief in Jesus. 

They seen the power of His resurrection and the power of His provision! The were steadfast and fixed in Jesus, who ALWAYS  heard their cry and answered! 

They were women of Faith, Love, and Trust. They are our Mothers and we hold them dear to our hearts ALWAYS AND FOREVER! 

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! I LOVE YOU MOM AND ALL THE OTHER STRONG MOTHERS!