Eternal Treasures From Mothers

Illustration: So, why did God make Mothers? Well, here is how some 2nd graders answered the following questions:

1.Q: Why did God make mothers? The top answers: ''Mostly to clean the house'' and ''to help us out of there when we were getting born.''

2. Q: Why did God give you Your mother and not some other mom? The top answers: ''We're related'' and ''God knew she like me a lot more than other people's mom like me.''

3. Q: Why did your mom marry your dad? Top answers: ''She got too old to do anything else with him'' and ''My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.''

4. Q: Who is the boss at your house? Top answer: ''I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than Dad.''

5. Q: What does your mom do in her spare time? Top Answer: ''Mothers don't do spare time.''

6. Q: What would it take to make your mom perfect? Top answer: ''On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.'' Well, there you have it straight from some brilliant second graders!

Abraham Lincoln said, ''No man is poor who has a godly mother.'' There have been many mothers in the history of the world who have impacted their sons in a tremendous way. Abraham Lincoln was one of those. St. Augustine, the great religious leader, had a mother named Monica and it was the prayers of his mother, Monica, that brought him to the foot of the cross. Others have had godly mothers or grandmothers in the history of the world. Also, the Bible tells us about many wonderful mothers who are great examples for all the mothers here today who want to be what God wants them to be.

Introduction: There are many things that our mothers have taught us. In 1 Samuel chapter 1 we find the story of a woman, a mother named Hannah. There are some important things that Hannah, a godly mother teaches us. This ordinary woman is an example of a great woman and a godly mother in the Old Testament. What does Hannah this godly mother teach us? What would Hannah tell us if we could ask her about her testimony, her story, her walk with God?

First, Hannah might say to us ... What do godly moms teach their children?

1. Bring Your Burdens and Cares to the Lord (vs. 2, 10)

Hannah was a woman who had a burden. Hannah was one of two wives of a man named Elkanah. Elkanah's wife Peninnah had children. 1 Samuel 1:2, 10, NKJV says, however, ''But Hannah had no children … And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish.'' Hannah was a brokenhearted and disappointed woman, but she brought her ...

We must recognize the difference between burdens that are right for us to bear and burdens that are wrong. We should never bear the burdens of sin or doubt, but there are some burdens placed on us by God which He does not intend to lift off. God wants us to roll them back on Him - to literally “cast your burden,” which He has given you, “on the Lord…” If we set out to serve God and do His work but get out of touch with Him, the sense of responsibility we feel will be overwhelming and defeating. But if we will only roll back on God the burdens He has placed on us, He will take away that immense feeling of responsibility, replacing it with an awareness and understanding of Himself and His presence.

Many servants of God set out to serve God with great courage and with the right motives. But with no intimate fellowship with Jesus Christ, they are soon defeated. They do not know what to do with their burden, and it produces weariness in their lives. Others will see this and say, “What a sad end to something that had such a great beginning!”

“Cast your burden on the Lord…” (Psalm 55:22) You have been bearing it all, but you need to deliberately place one end on God’s shoulder. “…the government will be upon His shoulder” (Isaiah 9:6). Commit to God whatever burden He has placed on you. Don’t just cast it aside, but put it over onto Him and place yourself there with it. You will see that your burden is then lightened by the sense of companionship. However, you should never try to separate yourself from your burden.

2. Pray and Worship the Lord without ceasing (vs. 12-16)

There are many things that separate a Christian from the world. A Christian has been made alive in Christ while the unregenerate follow the course of this world and the prince of the power of the air and are dead in their trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1-5). A Christian will display the love of the Father to all while the world has no love (John 13:35, 1 John 3:14-15). A Christian will obey the word of the Father and keep his commandments while the world will not (1 John 2:4-6, 3:7-10).