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Mary, Mary, and Mary
Here we are with another Mother’s day passing by.
We have been going through Hebrews and we will pick back up next week.
This week, I thought we would take a look at Mothers.
It is a really interesting thing when we start talking about mothers, fathers, genders in relation to heaven, angels and even God.
We are so limited by what we know that we assume that everything parallels our knowledge and beliefs.
If we have men and women, mothers and fathers, then the same must be true of heaven.
There must be male and female angels and then we run into this brick wall of God…the Father.
Our Father, who art in heaven.
He is referred to throughout the Bible as Father and Him.
There is a specific gender that we associate with God according to the Bible, which we believe that God the Father, Himself divinely inspired man to write.
So surely that settles it right?
God is male.
Well, in fact, we need to understand that the reality of it is that God is just God.
He is not a male or a female, He is merely God.
Now trying to understand that in our limited minds will be of utmost difficulty but I promise that it will be clear one day.
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27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
As if we couldn’t get a little more confused.
God created man in His own image, God created him, male and female He created them.
From this we can discern that male and female are made in His image.
Let’s look at another passage.
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5 This is the book of the genealogy of Adam.
In the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created.
(1 Cor 11:7…hmmm)
He created them male and female, blessed them and called them mankind.
After we look at what God created with male and female, we can continue to Paul’s letter to the Galatians where he tells us in (NKJV) 26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
5 This is the book of the genealogy of Adam.
In the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created.
Sons and Heirs
We are also told that in our resurrection, we will neither marry nor be given in marriage.
Look at (NKJV) 25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
There is no male and female in heaven or at least not a gender need for it there.
This also indicates to us that angels are not married but it doesn’t definitively tell us if there are male and female type angels.
Finally, in dealing with gender and God, let us not forget that Christ is considered the Bridegroom and the Church (us) are considered the Bride.
If you want to read about that, you can find it in .
25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
OK, we have gone a long way down a short trail to get to talk about how special Mothers are for us.
We find the term mother used 248 times in the Bible.
Mothers, along with Fathers are mentioned in the Fifth Commandment, the only commandment with a promise attached to it.
(NKJV) 12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
Further in , God commands that anyone who strikes his father or mother or if they curse their father or mother, that they should be put to death.
Why does God take the position of parents so strongly?
Because both father and mother are images of the position of God Himself.
They are the earthly representation of our heavenly parent, God.
While women are naturally nurturers and nesters, men are prone to be protectors, hunters, builders.
It makes for a great system.
If we look at all the attributes of men and women, we can find those same things in God.
God is the ultimate, all-in-one parent.
He provides, He protects, He nourishes, He loves, He instructs, He cares, and the list goes on and on.
We tend to think of God as this All-Powerful, Overbearing figure, but He is also a caring and tender God who wants only the best for His children.
, He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
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God is both protector and nurturer.
He is both disciplinarian and compassion giver.
He is the consummate parent, perfect in every way.
We see this even in scripture.
(NKJV) As one whom his mother comforts, So I will comfort you; And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
And (NKJV) I taught Ephraim to walk, Taking them by their arms; But they did not know that I healed them.
4 I drew them with gentle cords, With bands of love, And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck.
I stooped and fed them.
So, we see this compassionate soft, tender side of God the Father and yet we see the protector and disciplinarian side many times also.
12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
13 As one whom his mother comforts,
3 “I taught Ephraim to walk,
Mother’s Day is a bit different for everyone.
Some are mothers, hopefully everyone here HAD a mother.
Mother’s Day can be a day of mixed emotions.
While some mothers are still with us, some have passed away, some are sick, some are just not around and some may have never even been known.
It can be a very difficult day for women who have longed for children and were never able to have any.
This is always a hard thing to talk about because I promise that within this church today there is someone who has a less than favorable memory of life with mom.
And it gets hard to talk about honoring someone in that situation.
But God’s Word is not about how good mom and dad are or were but instead about what they represent.
We need to remember that “All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” Just as our parents may have let us down, we have let God down also.
How would it be for us if God didn’t still care for us as the creation that He made?
Just the same, we honor those that had the earthly part of our creation regardless of their actions later.
So I will comfort you;
Taking them by their arms;
So today, let us remember mothers.
All those from the beginning of time until now.
They have not all done everything right, but then again, who of us has?
It is still God’s command for us to honor them, because they are a part of His design and are His representatives on earth.
Let us remember, that honor is not just about what they have done, but also about what we do or have done.
Some men were sitting around in prison and looking at a magazine and one prisoner said, “I wish my mom had that car”.
The next prisoner said, “I wish my mom had that house”.
This went on and on as the magazine was passed from prisoner to prisoner; each one wishing his mom had some nice thing.
Finally the magazine came to Bill and he hung his head and was quiet for some time.
Then Bill spoke and said, “I wish my mom had a good son”.
My mother died almost five years ago.
I’m glad that I got to be with her in her final hours here.
Although she couldn’t respond, one of the last things I said to her was, “Please forgive me for anything that I may have done to hurt you or dishonor you.”
While there are many great women and mothers in the Bible, we want today to take a look at four great mothers and their roles with their children.
But they did not know that I healed them.
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