NEVER FORGET YOU

NEVER FORGET YOU

Is. 49:15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child,
And not have compassion on the son of her womb?
Surely they may forget,
Yet I will not forget you.”

There is something special about our moms. Our bond with our mother begins in the womb, we find our nourishment, protection, and life itself from the moment of our conception. This relationship continues in our childhood as we are trained and nourished by our mother in our early years. For most of us, that bond continues throughout our lives. All of these good things we receive from our mom actually come from The Lord. She is just the vessel (who makes her milk anyway). Jonathan Edwards says that all of the good we see in others and receive from others are actually shadows pointing us to God Himself. Here is how he says it.

“In heaven alone is attainment of our highest good. God is the highest good of the reasonable creature. The enjoyment of him is our proper happiness, and is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here: better than fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the company of any or all earthly friends. These are but shadows; but God is the substance. These are but scattered beams; but God is the sun. These are but streams; but God is the fountain. These are but drops; but God is the ocean.”

One of these beautiful qualities we see in our mother is nourishment. Just as we are nourished from conception into our childhood by our mom, we are nourished by The Lord all of our lives. Augustine had a profound understanding of how all things come from The Lord. Here is shares about our nourishment coming from The Lord through our mother.

“Thus it was that the comforts of a woman’s milk entertained me; for neither my mother nor my nurses filled their own breasts, but You by them gave me the nourishment of infancy according to Your ordinance and that bounty of Yours which underlies all things. For You caused me not to want more than You gave, and those who nourished me willingly to give me what You gave them. For they, by an instinctive affection, were anxious to give me what You had abundantly supplied. It was, in truth, good for them that my good should come from them, though, indeed, it was not from them, but by them; for from You, O God, are all good things, and from my God is all my safety.”

What an amazing thing, The Lord has always provided for us, He just uses different vessels in different seasons of our lives. As we celebrate Mother’s Day this year it would be good to remember that every good gift comes from above.
What season are you in in your life today? Just as God was faithful to meet you in your early days through your mother, the same God is watching and caring for you today.