Exodus 2:9: “Take this child, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages.”Pharoah’s daughter spoke these words to Moses’ mother when she found him in the bulrushes. These are literal words to Jochabed. However, I believe God speaks these words to every mother. When He gives a baby to a mother, He says: “Receive this baby from My loving hand. Nurse and nourish this baby for Me and I will reward you.”
When we nurse a baby at the breast, we are obeying God’s mandate. He has chosen mothers to nurse and nourish babies. This is very much part of who we are as a woman. And we are not of the deluded and deceived who do not know the answer to “What is a woman?
We know we are created by God to bring forth a baby from our womb and nourish this baby at the breast. We lavishly nurse our babies. We delight in this beautiful privilege. We are available to them whenever they need us. We nurse them until they are ready to wean, even if it is four years of age or more. We are a suckling mother.
Our nourishing does not end when our baby weans but continues throughout their growing years. We not only nourish with wholesome food but with godly wisdom and knowledge and understanding. We fill our children with His Word. We don’t only feed their physical bodies but their souls and spirits. It is so sad that many children grow up strong physically and yet their spirits are weak and starving.
This divine mandate from God takes commitment and sacrifice. It takes pouring out our lives. But God promises we will receive our wages. We will receive an eternal reward. This word WAGES is the same word in Psalm 127:3: “The fruit of the womb is his REWARD.”
We go to the New Testament and read the wonderful promise in 1 Corinthians 15:58: “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that YOUR LABOR IS NOT IN VAIN IN THE LORD.”
God has given to us the glorious work of mothering and training the future generation of the nation. We dare not do it lightly. God wants us to ABOUND in it. Let’s see what some other translations say:
“ALWAYS EXCELL”
“WORK VIGOROUSLY”
“ALWAYS BE OUTSTANDING”
“ALWAYS ENTHUSIASTIC”
“ALWLAYS LETTING THE CUP RUN OVER”
When we pour our lives into our God-given work, we can be sure of our eternal reward.
Your mothering is never in vain!
Be encouraged, dear mother,
Nancy Campbell
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God’s Word is often opposite to the way we feel or think. Isaiah 58 tells us that God’s ways and thoughts are far above our thoughts and our ways. Therefore we must get into the habit of getting online with God’s thoughts and His ways. To do this of course we must search His Word to know what He says. This is the only true way to live.
I am posting the following from a dear friend of mine, Nadia. I know you will be blessed by her confession of her walk with Jesus. Her words aren ot flippant. She knows what it is to walk through hard times.
. You might think I am dreaming. Well, let me dream on . After all, some dreams do come true. And this one has! It's the reality I am living in.
On Friday I posted about certain things God wants to do in EVERY THING. I noticed another EVERY over the weekend. Well. . . I have memorized this Scripture from a child but the “EVERY” came back to me in full force.
Have you noticed that God likes to use the word EVERY and ALWAYS?
The greatest blessing, stability, and power of the nation are godly homes—homes where the husband and wife love one another and together raise godly children to influence the world.
Last night a few of us ladies got together to watch the new documentary by Matt Walsh, WHAT IS A WOMAN? I am sure many of you have already seen it. I think everyone should see it, not because it is nice to watch, but because we should be aware of where our society is heading. It was hard to believe that we have gone so far into depravity.
Year after year (maybe for 60 - 70 years), Noah did the same old thing— hammered, nailed, and kept on building his ark. He did not have time to do all the things that everyone else was doing. He just kept on slogging and being faithful, doing the same thing every day for all those years. In doing so he condemned the world.
“Please don’t give me these words,” you reply. “You don’t know what I am going through. I’m depressed, discouraged, and disappointed.”
There is nothing like the aroma of a delicate and delightful-smelling perfume. It gives beautiful memories. It gives pleasure to our sense of smell, although I must admit that I don’t like chemical perfumes and prefer essential oils.
Yesterday we talked about the language we teach our children. Is it the language of the Bible or the language of our humanistic society?
Above everyone else, mothers primarily teach their children to talk. They not only teach them their first words, but by their example, will influence their way of speaking throughout their lives.
Isn't it sad that many mothers today don't enjoy motherhood? And yet God's plan is for mothers to be filled with joy. Psalm 113:9 HCSB says: "He gives the childless woman a household, making her the JOYFUL mother of children. Hallelujah!" Notice the Hallelujah with an exclamation mark!
When you have an opportunity to go out to enjoy yourself, who do you want to go with? Do you want to go with girlfriends? Or your husband? We always want to go with our best friend, don't we?
13) If you have a problem opening jars: Try using latex dish washing gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy.
Your tips for today:
Your homemaking tips for today:
PRACTICAL STRESS SAVERS FOR MOTHERS, Part 2.
Dear ladies, This week I am going to send out to you some tips for mothering and homemaking. The first one has 50 tips so I’ll send out 25 today and the next 25 tomorrow. I found them again from an article in an old Above Rubies! Trust you’ll be blessed.