Tabor Baptist Church

• At times we have taken our mother for granted
• A mothers love is great
• The sad truth is that some mothers do not fully love their children
• God's love does fail towards His children
• A parallel between God's love and a mother's love
• God has written our names indelibly on the palms of His hands

What is a mothers love?

• King Solomon: Example of a mother's love
• To protect and love her offspring
• An inherent desire to have children (Example of Rachel and Hannah)
• A natural instinct to have children and bring them up
• Children are a blessing
• Psalm 127:3-5
• Children are a precious gift from God
• Motherhood is not everything
• Some are called to singleness
• Not everyone can have children
• It is not always easy to love your children
• Especially when children reject the love of a mother or father
• Titus 2:5
• Many examples of a mothers love in the Bible
• Jochebed - mother of Moses who hid him from Pharaoh, set Miriam to pray for him
• A mother's love is about self-sacrifice
• Hannah - dedicated her only child (Samuel) to God's service
• The prayers of a mother for Augustine, Hudson Taylor
• The prayers of a mother and grandmother for Timothy (Lois and Eunice)
• Naomi - lost her husband and two children but loved Ruth
• Summary:
• Natural affection
• Instinct to have a child
• Sacrifice and prayer
• Guidance

How can it be that this love fails?

• Not for Mary - she was at the cross as Jesus was crucified
• Examples in society:
• Extreme cases of neglect, abuse, etc
• May be that people are no longer on speaking terms with their children
• An inability to forgive or forget
• One child favoured and another neglected
• Break up of relationships and estrangement
• This happens because we are sinners
• Examples in the Bible:
• Rachel - favoured as Jacob
• Herodias - called for the head of John the Baptist
• Sin is at the centre of all spoiled relationships
• Sin is mankind's greatest problem
• God sent His son to forgive sin

How is God's love greater than any human's love?

• God will never forget His children - those who eternally belong to Him
• Even if they rebel or backslide, God will draw them with cords of love
• His forgiveness is total
• His patience is unending
• All our sin was laid on The Lord Jesus
• Can we understand the wrath of God poured out on Jesus?
• Can we understand the love of God?
• Is the blood of Jesus precious to you this morning?
• If we want to be true human beings we must know God's love
• If you become a child of God He will never forget you