Today we honor what God has done by giving mankind birth by women, and the tender manner in which God provided for all the excellencies of the beauties of earthly motherhood. Pastor: Landis is taking a pause in our planned study from the Gospel of Mark to reflect on some of the deep spiritual truths taught in the Word with respect to the marvelous things that God has accomplished, especially in the achievement of salvation by His Only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ our LORD. So, next LORD’s day we return to Saint Mark, but please listen in as Pastor Landis teaches an eye-opening lesson extolling God’s wisdom and grace demonstrated by His “Provisions of Motherhood”. Grab a cup of tea and a crumpet, and come along as we celebrate the great and majestic accomplishments of God’s glorious gift to us all: Our Mothers. Happy Mother’s Day!!Ô¿Ô!
Old Testament Scripture Reading: Genesis 3:14 – 24 (KJV)
Gen 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Gen 3:16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Gen 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Gen 3:18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Gen 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Gen 3:20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Gen 3:21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Gen 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Gen 3:23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Gen 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
New Testament Scripture Reading: Luke 1:26 – 38 (KJV)
Luke 1:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
Luke 1:27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
Luke 1:28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
Luke 1:29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
Luke 1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
Luke 1:31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
Luke 1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
Luke 1:33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Luke 1:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Luke 1:36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
Luke 1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Luke 1:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Transforming Power Statements:
#1) Apart from the extreme, immeasurable wisdom of God, in His awesome design of motherhood, there could not have been a way to simultaneously redeem mankind in such a manner as to satisfy God’s demands for justice and righteousness, as well as being able to pour out limitless grace upon un-deserving sinners due to His great love, in spite of their many transgressions.
#2) Since the institution of motherhood is a precious jewel provided to glorify God’s wisdom and to provide to man with a perfectly matched gift by which he might not be alone, the forces of darkness continually work in time to set forth destructive assaults against all that God has intended for women to be according to His design, such as homosexuality, abortion, lesbianism, feminism, materialism, etc. to name a few.
#3) Knowing what beautiful attributes God has planned and designed into the very fabric of all women, we should all offer Him great praise for His awesome gift to the world which is His victorious assault against the kingdom of darkness and the devil himself all because of God’s provisions of motherhood.
