SHOW SUPPORT AND SIGN UP FOR FREE WITH MAMASOURCE.COM OR COUPONS.COM!
JUST CLICK ON ONE OF THE ADS :)
Why Moms Are So Important to the Church
I don't think that Christians really grasp the immense value of moms to the church and to
society at large. More than anyone else in our lifetime, during the first few weeks of our life, moms do
for us what Jesus did for His disciples. Our lives are profoundly impacted by this Christ-like care that
we receive. For most of us, these weeks or months or years were a special time in our lives when we
experienced something very akin to the way Jesus made disciples. God designed disciple-making into
every mother's DNA.
Consider the way that Jesus made disciples. For the three years of His public ministry Jesus
clearly showed the world how disciples are made. Here are a few of the remarkable similarities of what
Jesus did and what moms do.
Like moms, Jesus personally shepherded His disciples. Rather than delegate this task, Jesus
realized that one day His disciples would change the world because of His personal influence. Like
Jesus, moms of infants have a God-given maternal instinct that trusts no one else to the job of caring
for her child. A mom alone knows what is best for her child. No one else knows her child like mom. No
one else loves her child like mom. No one else communicates better than mom with her child. There is
a bond between a mom and her child that is unique. Like Jesus, moms lay a strong foundation through
their love that will remain with their child for life.
Like moms, Jesus was with His disciples all day long. Rather than "quality time" Jesus invested
"quantity time" in His disciples. He sacrificed personal time, convenience, sleep, and comforts to care
for His disciples. The result was deep relationships and commitment that changed the world. These
uneducated and untrained disciples turned the world upside down! Moms of infants also sacrifice
personal time, sleep, comforts and convenience to care for their children. Like Jesus, moms and
children develop deep relationships and memories; the future rewards for mom, child, church and
society are beyond measure.
Like moms, Jesus frequently taught His disciples throughout the day. Jesus was constantly teaching
scripture and biblical principles. He used the Deuteronomy 6 process; He taught them when they arose,
when they walked by the way, when they sat in houses and when they lay down at night. Moms of
infants sing to their children and play games with them and teach them to walk and talk throughout the
day. Moms teach their children to love Jesus; they read the Bible to them, and they enjoy Christian
songs and media.
Like moms, Jesus showed his disciples how to minister to others. He took His disciples into the
community and fed others, taught them, prayed for them and shared the gospel with them. Many moms
of infants minister to others like Jesus did. They may take a meal or cookies and/or tracts to neighbors,
pray for other moms with sick children, or witness or share the gospel with those they encounter. They
may send encouraging notes to families in need. Many children benefit richly by being a part of their
mom's ministry to others. These moms and children are "salt and light" to the world in the same way
that Jesus was "salt and light" with His disciples.
Finally, like moms, Jesus protected His disciples from wolves. Jesus didn't send them out until they
were fully trained, and they were grown men! Then when Jesus did send His disciples out, He sent
them out in twos. Moms of infants are like a mama bear; you better not mess with her babies! Like
Jesus, many moms don't trust their children to other people. It violates their consciences to turn their
children over to someone they don't know well. These moms keep their children in the safety and
protection that only they will provide.
My mom died when I was five years old, but I can clearly recall times we spent together. She
may or may not have been a Christian, but she demonstrated to me the most important virtue in the
Bible, the virtue of love. She shepherded me, spent time with me, taught me and protected me; that's
the way Jesus made disciples. Over the last five decades I have had the good fortune to have been
influenced by a number of godly people, but those five decades don't hold a candle to five years with
my mom.
Moms, remember that what you are doing has eternal value to the church. You are making
disciples like Jesus did and never again will your child have the opportunity to be so deeply impacted
for Christ! No pastor, evangelist, or missionary has a more important job. You are creating memories
with your children that cannot be replaced. You are changing the world because you are like Jesus.
SHOW SUPPORT AND SIGN UP FOR FREE WITH MAMASOURCE.COM OR COUPONS.COM!
JUST CLICK ON ONE OF THE ADS :)