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Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day !
...AND HIS MOTHER'S NAME WAS...
2 Kings 21:1-2 KJV
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzi-bah. [2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord , after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
2 Chronicles 26:3-4 KJV
Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. [4] And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord , according to all that his father Amaziah did.
All through the records and chronicles of the kings that ruled over Israel and Judah in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit opens our eyes to see that it was noted "...and his mother's name was... " -1 Kings 14:21,14:31,15:2,15:10,22:42, 2 Kings 8 :26,12:1,14:2,15:2,15:33,.. 21:19...till 2 Chr. 29:1 (in some cases were the father's name mentioned).
Why not the Father's name? Why the Mother's? This sent shivers down my spine, so heaven has a record of every mother? either these kings did good or evil in the sight of the Lord, their mother's were also carefully scrutinized.
Could we say heaven held their mothers responsible for the outcome of these kings? Did their roles in the lives of their children who turned kings make or mar their performance?
Does that mean that heaven sees mothers as a great influence or moulder of the Principal Officer, who will in turn some day mould the dynasty (that everything rises and falls on leadership?)
So who is a MOTHER? Why is she so important in the scheme of events? Does the next generation depend on her? Why Was The Bible particular about who She is? her name? her background? her lineage?.
Who is a mother? (If well played out) - A mother is the child's first teacher, caregiver, coach, trainer, driller, moral-instructor, co-ordinator, director, captain, nurse, cook, tailor, driver, cheerleader, ardent-supporter, friend, counselor, confidante etc.
We can go on and on... ( She wears many caps ), but these roles can also be played out in selfish love or in the flesh ( if she doesn't allow the leading of the Spirit of God) for the so- called -good of her beloved child,thereby leading the child into error.
We mothers are leaders,role models, and to a large extent, our children are our proteges-they believe in us. (well, until they discover that some wrongs have been mixed with the right beliefs, Like girls would believe then,from what their mothers said " that they'll get pregnant if boys touched them",it worked well for some.. preserving them, but for some.. they dared it, found it to be false (or would you say half -truth) and went all- the -way to their own detriment.
If you are a Mother or a Would-be, you should ask yourself as I have asked myself, "if the chronicles of my children were to be written in our 21st Century, what would heaven write?
"And He/She did ( good, bad) in the sight of the Lord and His/Her Mother's name was................." Wake up! We've got work to do ( God please help us!).
This is applicable not just to our biological children but to all the young ones that come our way - in our home, neighborhood, workplace, church... They are all around us. I am a testimony of such wonderful mothers that God brought my way. Orphaned at 14+ ,Umh, i had my share of them,! both physically & spiritually ( My sisters-Sister Detoun & Sis Deola& many others.
Let's help someone write a good future.
... And His Mother's name was...
Happy Mother's Day!
Ibukun Williams

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