A Message to the Mothers
Today I want you to be observant of good and evil and how our bloodlines can contain both and how a mother’s influence can make a difference. 2 Kings 21:1-2 & 16 reads, “Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the disgusting practices of the nations which the Lord had driven out before the people of Israel. 16 Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end. This was in addition to the sin which he caused Judah to commit, so that they did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord.” God said that Manasseh did more evil than any who had gone before him. He rebuilt all the temples of Baal that his father had destroyed. And the temples of God, that his father rebuilt, he defiled with idols and sacrifices from his own hand. Yes, evil is real, and in the hearts of some men. His son, Amon, that he had caused to pass through the fire did as his father did and for this, he only ruled for two years. Amon had a son named Josiah who became king after his death who loved Yahweh. 2 Kings 22:1-2, “Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he ruled for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. He walked in all the ways of his father David. He did not turn aside to the right or to the left.” Josiah undid all the evil that his father had done. He repaired God’s temple and removed the filthy idols. He recovered the Book of the law and grieved for the sins of his bloodline. He then sought counsel on how to make amends and Huldah, the prophetess, seeks God on his behalf. Because of Josiah‘s heart for God and his precepts, the destruction that God declared would come to his country, because of the evil of his ancestors would not happen in his lifetime. He only saw peace. These Scriptures made me ask God what was it that made the difference in both these men’s lives that one was evil and one was good? Father God directed me to verse 1 of each chapter. It was not happenstance that the names of the mothers were listed. It’s our mothers that make the biggest impact on our lives and who we will become. We have to be so careful of the precious lives, that we nurture, because how we raised them determines whether they will live or die. The Bible says to train up a child in the way they should go and he will not stray from it. (Proverbs 22:6 paraphrased) Sometimes we don’t learn about this until our children are almost grown or are adults. But I tell you today it’s not too late. This happened to me. But once I learned who God truly was and began to build a relationship with him, he began to rebuild my relationship with my children. Through me, even as young adults, they were still able to learn, see and believe in the true God. To this day I am thankful for the churches that sent their buses around the city to gather the children for church each week. This helped to set a foundation in them. I speak blessings upon blessings on those churches. So I want to lift up all the Mothers to our Father. Know that it’s never too late to introduce them to Jesus. A repentant heart goes a long ways. God knows the trials that you are going through now, because of what we did not do when they were younger. But God always has a plan for us and for our children. My desire is for you to seek God with all your heart, and he will begin to mend your broken heart and the hearts of your children. Be encouraged today. God loves you and your children so much that he says in his word that “you are the apple of his eyes. “ I love you all. Be blessed! Evangelist Cheryl Davies Owolabi www.fearnotministries.com #YouAreNotForgotten #FearNotMinistries #SpiritLedLife #godchangeseverything
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