MOTHER

(Eph. 6:2-3) "Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth." Mother's Day is a day that is set aside by man to honor mothers. Once in a year we are asked to give respect and appreciation to the one that not only birthed us, but that taught and nourished us up in this life. She is honored because of the godly example that she portrays. 1) (M)erciful.  Mess up, fail, lose, get hurt, or whatever, mom will always be there to pick up the pieces. 2) (O)bedient. God has placed her in a role of both authority and submission, and through her own obedience she reflects upon her children both as she teaches them right from wrong. 3) (T)rust. A godly mom will give up her last morsel of food to feed her children, and though all others forsake us or abandon us in life she will never. 4) (H)ome. A godly mom's home is her life. She decorates it, and prepares it well just as a mother bird feathers her nest so that her young are safe and well cared for.  For her family and home is her life. 5) (E)xtraordianry and (R)eliable. She is able to wear many hats and still have time to always be there. For even after we grow up and leave her nest, she will even carry her love for us to her grave! All these traits cannot help but reflectl M-O-T-H-E-R.

Our Calling Is To Honor Christ

(1Cor. 1:26) "For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise;…" God didn't intend this verse to be demeaning to the average Christian, He intended this verse to be a proclamation of honor to the average Christian. God knew from the very beginning that not all men would respond to the call of salvation. In the above verse God says that some intelligent people will respond, some men of great abilities and talents will, and even some of nobility, but by in large most of the people that get saved are just average folks who have very little to offer but faith. God doesn't need the strengths and abilities of mighty men to accomplish His will, but He does count on the average saint to do great things in His name! Therefore, there is not a person that comes to Christ that cannot be used if he/she will just surrender to God's will and purpose. For as children of God, we need to see ourselves not as weak, foolish, or unusable people, but rather as empowered vessels of God able to do the impossible. Just as (Phil. 4:13) says," I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me". Men like Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, and Paul, were not super human men,  but average men until they surrendered to the call and will of God!