𝑳𝙤𝒗𝙚 𝘾𝒐𝙣𝒒𝙪𝒆𝙧𝒔 𝑨𝙡𝒍

"Then the woman who was the real mother of the living child, and who loved him very much, cried out, “Oh no, my lord! Give her the child—please do not kill him!”  But the other woman said, “All right, he will be neither yours nor mine; divide him between us!”  Then the king said, “Do not kill the child, but give him to the woman who wants him to live, for she is his mother!”"

~ 1 Kings 3:26-27 NIV~

In 1 Kings 3:16-28, the story of two new mothers is used to illustrate King Solomon's new God-given wisdom.  But, as we see, after one mother accidentally smothers her newborn and exchanges him in the night for the other mother's living son, the King threatens to resolve the custody battle by slicing the living infant in two.  Only then, is it evident who the real mother is because she, in loud protests, concedes the child to the other woman. 

What is evident from so bold a gesture as to give up one's child to save its life is much more than just the extraordinary surrender we observe on the surface.  I believe this is also a story of light versus dark.

In 1 John 1:5 (NLT) we're reminded that, "This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all." But, what we also know is that God is love. 1 John 4:16 (NLT) tells us, "We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in His love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them."

God equips mothers with an amazing arsenal of tools to cover every life situation; love, courage, strength, patience, forgiveness, and understanding are powerful traits that every mother will use to nurture and raise her child. When a mother's deepest love for her child rules over all else, every other quality will naturally develop from it, casting light over darkness.  In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul reminds them, "Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 1 Corinthians 13:6-7 (NLT) 

In the world today, there will be dark corners at every turn and evil will seek to injure and destroy. The mother who puts her trust in the Lord, His light, and His love, declares her willingness to surrender her child into God's care.

𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫'𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣,

𝙛𝙞𝙭 𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙨 𝙏𝙝𝙮 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜; 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙏𝙝𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣!

𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨, 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙪𝙣𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙩;

𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩 𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙏𝙝𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣; 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩.

𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜

𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙮, 1844

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Paws To Pray

Father God,

We thank You for Your light. Darkness threatens to surround us every day but, the light of Your Love envelops each of us as we navigate through challenging times, tough decisions, or difficult relationships. We thank You God, for the way that Your love grows and manifests itself in us in so many other attributes. Kindness, patience, forgiveness, compassion, strength, and courage, rooted in love, all flourish and spread to blanket those around us. We praise You Father, and thank You, that Your divine Love will cast light onto our darkest path, showing and guiding us safely as we go.

All these things we pray, in Jesus' Name,

Amen

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