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Listen in to today’s Mother’s Day Service. Hear from our panel of mothers and hear Pastor CJ share his Mother’s Day message.
Scripture reference: 2 Samuel 21
- Joshua had made a covenant with the Gibeonites back in Joshua 9
- Saul had broken that covenant and Israel was experiencing famine because of it
- King David goes to God and God tell him it is because they broke the covenant
- David goes to the Gibeonites and asks what he can do to make it right
- They asked for 7 of Saul’s sons
- David hand them over and they were hung
- Rizpah protected the body’s of her sons from birds and beast for 5-6 months during the hottest part of the year
- King David heard of this act of faithfulness and bravery
- David had Saul’s bones and the son’s bones buried in a place of honor
- While this is a tragedy in the Bible, there are still things we can learn from it
- Rizpah accepted her son’s had done wrong and were punished but she was still their mother
- She still loved them and fought for them to be honored/buried
- She stood her ground and God honored that faithfulness
- Don’t give up on the next generation…God has placed you in the office of Mother
- Instead stand up and bring honor to their family
- There is hope for this nation with mothers like this
- Brave mothers DO make a difference