Ephesians 2:8-9
You were saved by faith in God, who
treats us much better than we deserve. This is God’s gift to you, and
not anything you have done on your own. It isn’t something you have
earned, so there is nothing you can brag about.
The
Living Bible copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by
permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois
60188. All rights reserved.
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day,
and all across America, mothers will receive gifts and cards…special
treats…breakfasts in bed…lunches and dinners that someone else
prepared…and all sorts of accolades. I can tell you that we would be
hard pressed to find many mothers who didn’t earn every single bit of
this! I seriously doubt many mothers are already bragging about how
they are due all of the wonderful things their children have done for
them. And few will say, “You’re treating me better than I deserve!”
On the other hand, I would say that most of our mothers have given us
much better than we deserve. On Pulptastic.com*, I found a list titled
“10 Things Your Mom Never Told You”. Visit the site to read the entire
list, but they include…1) You made her cry a lot (in both good and bad
ways); 2) She wanted that last piece of pie; 8) It broke her heart every
time you cried; and 9) She put you first. By and large, our mothers
have rescued us from more troubles than we could ever count… and as item
#10 on this list states, “She would do it all again.”
As much as
our mothers love us, God loves us even more. He doesn’t love us only
when we exhibit “good behavior” that is worthy of some sort of
recognition, prize or treat. While God does reward our obedience and
service with blessings and other “perks”, He is more than generous with
plenty that we in no way earned or deserved…particularly our salvation
through the blood of Jesus Christ.
There are times when we have a
right to brag…and times when most mothers deserve to pat themselves on
the back and say, “I did pretty well!” This weekend – and tomorrow in
particular – will be one of those times. But for the most part, we must
all turn our eyes toward the heavens and recognize WHO truly gives us
the very best blessings and care every single day…the One who created
mothers – and fathers – and each of us.
We can “brag” and
celebrate our wonderful mothers – and our incomparable Heavenly
Father…we can revel in all that we have been given by them – and remind
ourselves of all that we owe them! But we must humbly recognize that WE
had nothing to do with these blessings of our own accord…and we must
learn to say a humble, and truly heartfelt, “Thank YOU!”
Tomorrow
as we celebrate Mom, let’s turn to God and thank HIM for this
incredible gift – and ALL that He gives us. We don’t deserve this love
and care…but He gives it anyway…and for this we owe Him our utmost
gratitude and praise.
©2015 Debbie Robus
* http://pulptastic.com/10-things-mom-never-told/
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