work together as a team to bring glory to God through loving, encouraging, strengthening, blessing and teaching one another.We missed all who could not attend. It was a joy and honor to celebrate Motherhood and the Creator of it all. In fact it was soooo much fun, the rest of this week, in honor of Mother's day on Sunday, I will be writing about motherhood and God.
Today I want to focus on God as Creator/Builder.
Creator- One that creates, that brings about, causes to exist, produces.
Builder- One who forms by combining materials or parts. One who gives form to according to a definate plan or process; one who forms, fashions, molds, creates; One who builds up and renews the strength or health of and increases the value, quality, beauty, reputation.
"For you CREATED my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. (By the way, there's a lot of "knitting" going on @ the River)
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. May frame was not hidden from you when I was made in that secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body." Psalm 139:13-16
"The word of the Lord came to me, saying; ' Before I FORMED you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart." Jeremiah 1:4
"As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is FORMED in a Mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things." Ecclesiastes 11:5
It's really amazing to stop and ponder Him making us in our mother's womb. How in the world does he do it? Eyes, ears, noses, mouths, hair, hands, feet, taste buds, feelings, immune system, receiving food in the womb from the umbilical cord which turns into this cool belly button.....IT'S UNBELIEVABLE when you really stop to meditate on His works. My soul can't help but stand in awe of His genius.
Now you, either as a Mother of biological children or a "mother" who simply loves, nurtures, comforts and invests in people's lives are made in His image. You, too, are a creator and a builder. Here is what God's word says in Proverbs 14:1
"The wise woman BUILDS her own house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down."
Every day we are either building up or tearing down. Every day is an opportunity that we have to be used in increasing the "value, quality, beauty, strength, and health" of those we "mother". May I offer two helpful, Scriptural building tips:
1. "Now I commit you to the word of His grace which can BUILD YOU UP and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified."- Acts 20:23
May we give our children, biological or spiritual, His words of His glorious grace bringing healing and strength to their souls.
2. "God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. He died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. Therefore encourage one another and BUILD EACH OTHER UP..." 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11
May we encourage our children and let them know that they can walk with Jesus every day of their life NEVER FEELING OR BEING ALONE.
3. "Everyone who hears these words of mine and PUTS THEM INTO PRACTICE, is like a wise man who BUILT his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet IT DID NOT FALL BECAUSE IT HAD ITS FOUNDATION ON THE ROCK. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who BUILT his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." Matthew 7:24-27
May we build our houses on the rock, on Jesus, and put all of his words into practice that our homes may NEVER FALL!
We always have a choice my friends, and we need to take responsibility for how we are building our homes. Are we being wise and building them according to God's ways or are we choosing the way of a fool thus resulting in our house being torn down and in great potential of falling with a great crash. It is my deepest desire that myself and all my friends would choose option #1. Remember this truth:
"A man's own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the lord." Proverbs 19:3
We cannot blame God when we have been foolish with the what He has given us. We must learn to take responsibility for our own actions, confess our sin to God and ask Him to teach us His ways which lead to life and peace. If we have been foolish (and all of us have at one time or another) may we be able to say these words like David,
"Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I obey your Word. You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees...it was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees." Psalm 119:67 &71
Pain is not bad if it causes us to admit that it is better to go God's way. Pain alerts us to a problem that needs to be addressed. Pain is a gift. If your home feels like it is being torn apart right now, may I encourage you to seek God and His ways and build your house on the Rock! As a mother ,you are a creator and builder just like your "Father"- may you build and create much beauty in your home or wherever it is you "mother". Blessings from Bombadil. May your sould be watered and may you water another's soul. Look for ways to bless any kind of mom you see this week wherever you go. Kristy Joy Link
