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Verse:Then Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him. —Exodus 2:9
Caring mothers are the incarnation of God’s love within humanity. Abraham Lincoln confessed, “All that I am, or hope ever to be I get from my mother —God bless her.”24 On Sunday, May 10, 1908, Anna Jarvis, who led the movement to establish Mother’s Day, held a memorial ceremony to honor her mother, Ann, who had died on May 9, 1905, and all other mothers. That ceremony is considered the first official observance of Mother’s Day in the United States. On May 9, 1914, American president Woodrow Wilson established a national Mother’s Day holiday to be celebrated each year on the second Sunday of May. On that day, the United States flag should be displayed on all government buildings, private homes, and other suitable places “as a public expression of our love and reverence for the mothers of our country.”25 One model mother in biblical times was Jochebed (Numbers 26:59). For some twelve years, she educated her child Moses for God. She endeavored to imbue his mind with the fear of God and the love of truth and justice, and earnestly prayed that he might be preserved from every corrupting influence. She showed him the folly and sin of idolatry, and early taught him to bow down and pray to the living God, who alone could hear him and help him in every emergency... From his humble cabin home he was taken to the royal palace, to the daughter of Pharaoh, “and he became her son.” Yet even here he did not lose the impressions received in childhood.
Likewise, we should prepare our children to face the challenges of our contemporary world. In 2023, on May 14, several countries are celebrating Mother’s Day.
So, I would like to praise God for the three wonderful mothers He gave me —my own mother, Frieda, who brought me to life and cared for me in my early years; my mother-in-law, Cenira, who became my second mother; and my wife, Marly, who is the mother of our three children. They are all very dear to me! You, too, can pay a special tribute to the mothers in your own heart.
May the Lord bless all mothers who are reading this devotional.
I would like to wish you much health and joy and the blessing of having your families united in Christ. Happy Mother’s Day!