Wednesday - 5/16 - Read John 2:1-11
We found out Sunday that this passage helps us understand how we are to treat mom when we are leaving the nest or already have left the nest. Things change and so do the ingredients we use in honoring mom.
"Woman!" Should you follow Jesus example of calling his mom "Woman?" Yes and no!
In the sermon on Sunday we learned that the term "woman" was a term of respect and affection in Jesus' day.
How would we say it today? It's hard to find a word that shows this respect, but several decades ago we would have said, "Yes, ma'am" or "No, ma'am!"
We must realize that just because we leave the nest doesn't mean we should leave respect and honor behind in the way we treat mom.
Have you recently left the nest or have you been gone for a while? How do you treat your mother?
Do you visit her? Call her? Communicate with her?
How are you honoring and respecting your mom though you no longer are under her roof?
How you answer these questions determine your real character as a human being.
We sent you home with a cake mix to bake a cake for mom last Sunday. Did you bake it? Did you use the right ingredients? Did you clean up after you baked the cake? Let that cake remind you of the ingredients of submission, obedience, respect, honor, care and concern you need to use every day in your relationship with your mom.
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