When we were born, our parents determined who we are genetically. On this day, as we celebrate Mother's Day - we also recognize how much our Mother's speak into our lives. How they model for us, what the love of Christ is. She points us to the cross for hope and victory. She imparts on us wisdom, and the meaning of good choices. She shows us what love and forgiveness mean. She lays the ground work, for us to accept the love of Christ into our lives.
If you have accepted Jesus Christ into your life, you are a child of God. 1 Peter 1:22-23 says:
Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
You see, the genetics we get from our parents are fleeting. We are from dust, we will return to dust, but the DNA we get from being alive in Christ is imperishable! The seed that Christ places in your heart, is a seed that has eternal growth.
The seeds of the earth are cared for with rain and sunshine, pruning and weeding.
The imperishable seed you have is watered with mercy - He shines His grace into your life - you are pruned and weeded with life's circumstances and challenges - which produce in you good character, and a life that is filled with His spirit, which produces good deeds and fruit.
Today, as I give thanks for the Mother I have - I lift my face to heaven, give thanks for the SONshine I have in my life, and I give thanks for the imperishable seed that is taking eternal root in my heart and soul.
Happy Mother's Day to all you special women!
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