MOTHERS'  DAY  2013

"MY SON...FORSAKE NOT THE LAW OF THY MOTHER."
Proverbs 1:8

Sunday is Mother's Day for many people. In Christ, everyday is a day to love, honor and thank our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, etc.
Women who have helped to form our lives through their love and care.
We see the testimony throughout the Bible of godly mothers who influenced great men and women in history.

It has been said that if a child has a godly Christian mother, that child will grow into a godly adult into old age...

Train up a little child and when he is old, he will not depart from the teachings.

For Thought... "Men are what their mother make them..."  Emerson

Susannah Wesley, for example, spent one hour each day praying for her 17 children. In addition, she took each child aside for a full hour every week to discuss spiritual matters.

No wonder her sons, Charles and John, were used of God to bring blessings to all of England and much of America.

Here are a few rules she followed in training her children:

1. Subdue self-will in a child and thus work together with God to save his soul.

2. Teach him to pray as soon as he can speak. Teach the Word of God...not just "worldly rules"

3. Give him nothing he cries for and only what is good for him if he asks for it politely.

4. To prevent lying, punish no fault which is freely confessed, but never allow a rebellious, sinful act to go unnoticed.

5. Commend and reward good behavior.

6. Strictly observe all promises you have made to your child.

Let us honor our godly mothers, not only with words of praise, but with our lives that reflect the impact of their holy influence!
PSALM 139 declares that GOD watches over the child in the mother's womb....GOD "knows us" even before we are conceived! 
We were planned in His Heart of Agape Love!

REJOICE in the HAND of GOD in our lives!

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Rev Gerri Merrick ~ Rejoice International ~ Rejoice Rally