I wanted to re-post this particular
"Dinner's In The Oven" devotional from last year, in honor of
Mother's Day . . . I remember well the thoughts of my heart, as I carried
Brooklyn in my womb, last May! What a blessing to be taking her to church with
me, this Mother's Day! SMILE! A special blessing to all my mommy friends -
those with grown children, those with young children, and those whose babies
are in Heaven, tonight . . . Happy Mother's Day!
If we believe from the Bible that life
begins at conception, then so does mommyhood! Perhaps you were never able to
hold your little one, and you think that Mother’s Day is not for you. I
believe that it is! Some babies are taken straight from the womb to
the arms of Jesus, but any lady who has ever had a child growing inside her
womb is truly a mother! Maybe your baby is still growing inside of you,
and you think you have to wait another year to celebrate this tender holiday –
but you don’t! That baby within your womb is not motherless! As
you daily share your tummy, your warmth, your food, with that little life that
God has created, you alone are its mom!
In
Psalm 139:13, David tells the Lord, “For thou hast possessed my reins: thou
hast covered me in my mother’s womb.” God is the Creator of life,
and yet in the body of a mother, He chooses to form and nurture another human
being. Isaiah 44:2 “Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from
the womb . . .” Children are so very dear to God that He knows them
BEFORE they are even formed in the womb, and has a particular purpose for each
of their lives! Jeremiah 1:5 declares, “Before I formed
thee in the belly I knew thee; andbefore thou camest forth out of
the womb I sanctified thee . . .” If you too, are an expectant
mother this Mother’s Day, you are no doubt marveling anew at what God has
brought about in your life. Someone dear to God – a person that He
loved before time began – a soul that He sent His only Son to die for – is
being “made in secret, and curiously wrought” (Psalm 139:15) within your
womb. What a truly amazing and incredible thing!
Psalm
139:16 declares, “Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in
thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when
as yet there was none of them.” DNA . . . genes . . . every feature
is already determined at the moment of conception. God knows that
child’s future hair color, eye color, growth potential . . . And yet there are
some of these precious little lives that, for reasons we may not fully
understand, God chooses to take quite early to His Kingdom. Is there
comfort for the hurting mamas who are left behind? There is the
comfort that their baby is in a perfect, beautiful, and safe place. There
is also the comfort that comes from that “peace of God, which passeth all
understanding.” (Philippians 4:7) Some who have gone through
great sorrow on earth, perhaps even losing multiple babies, have such glad
reunions to look forward to on Heaven’s shore! But while here below,
do not think for a minute that earth’s celebration of motherhood is not for
you! No matter how long or how short a time you carried a baby
within your womb, God used you and your spouse, and the wonderful love that you
have for each other, to create a new life - you ARE a mom! And
heaven is only richer for the little one who left your womb for its
glory.
With
the writing of these thoughts, I want to send out a "Happy Mother's
Day" to all my friends who are expectant moms along with me, as well as
those whose little ones are being babysat by the angels in heaven for a while!
If you are a mommy who can embrace your children in person this weekend, or
hear their voices over the telephone, a special "Happy Mother's Day"
to you, as well! May the Lord bless you, each and every one!
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