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Honoring
Mothers
“Honor
your father and your mother, so your life may be long in the land the Lord your
God gives you.” Exodus
20:12
(NLV)
It seems that we live in an age of
disrespect today.
Youth is glorified and old age is something to avoid at all
cost .
Read:
Exodus 1:15-2:10
I.
The honor you give is the honor you
receive
Exodus 1:15-22
“Moses” means ‘taken out’
* Pharaoh ordered all the Hebrew children to be drowned
* God used Moses to take a whole nation out of slavery in
Egypt
* The pursuing
Egyptians all drowned in the
Red Sea
II.
A good mother is a priestly mother
Exodus 2:1-10
Moses was hidden in the bulrushes
* Baby Moses was born of Levite
parents- the tribe of priests
* God protects the priestly family
* Moses’ mother not only got him back, but got paid to nurture him
* He had a mother who did not give up on him-
trusted God’s will
III.
A good mother has a spirit of
perseverance
I Samuel 1:9-18,
20, 27, 28 Though barren, Elkanah
loved Hanna
* Hanna had a heart of perseverance and prayer
* She had a heart of love, a heart of caring, and a nurturing heart too
IV.
A
good mother is one who teaches her children
2 Timothy 1:5, 7
Eunice had great faith, grandma Lois also
* Each one of need to be mentored and taught
* We need to be taught what the really important things are
* Faith is to be passed down to our children and grandchildren
* Mothers have the unique ability to demonstrate God’s grace
“Mothers
write on the hearts of their children
what
the rough hand of the world cannot erase”
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