For You From The Word
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. … love your neighbor as yourself. (Mark 12:30-31, NIV)
For You To Think About
Third in a series on motherhood
When asked to identify the most important commandment, Jesus gave a two-for-one response: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength … and love your neighbor as yourself” (Mark 12: 30-31).
That powerful scripture offers a reminder of the different ways a mother can love and nurture her child:
Emotional nurturing: Mothers can build up and benefit their children with words of affirmation, encouragement, and support. (Ephesians 4:29)
Spiritual nurturing: Mothers have the opportunity to share about God with their children from even before they are born, throughout infancy, childhood, and beyond. (2 Timothy 3:14-15)
Mental nurturing: Effective mothers seek out their children’s strengths, always looking for opportunities that stimulate their children and allow them to develop their God-given gifts. (1 Corinthians 12:7)
Physical nurturing: As the heartbeat of the home, a mother can cultivate a tone of love and acceptance in a harmonious home environment. (1 Peter 3:8)
For You To Pray
Heavenly Father,
Let mothers and mothers-to-be continually be plugged into Your strength giving them deep reservoirs to draw on as they nurture their children. Equip them with the ability to nurture their children emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Motherhood Series