You Are Not “Just” a Mom!

I've been studying women of the Bible in my personal devotions every morning – basically just going through an alphabetical list of every woman's name and then studying what the Bible says about that person.

Over a period of several days I started to notice a trend.

Many of the women mentioned in the Bible are not there because of some fascinating story connected to them; they are there simply because they are someone's mother.

This is the case in particular with the kings of Israel and Judah. Most of the time, the Bible tells the name of the king and then accompanies it with “and his mother's name was ______.”

It struck me that the Bible would often elaborate on whether or not that particular king did what was right in the sight of the Lord or whether he was evil.

Now, I know that every person makes their own choices and that whether the kings did right or wrong was ultimately up to them.

But, how much influence must those kings' mothers have had on them?

Even the famous chapter of Proverbs 31 is all about what one king learned from his mother.

Dear fellow mom, do you have any idea how much influence you have in our world?

You are shaping the future of our nation.
You are molding the leaders of our churches, our businesses, and our entire country.

Don't think for a second that your job is not important!

You're not “just” a mom!

How seriously are you taking the responsibility to teach your children how to be Godly adults?