The Mothering Nature of God
by Keith Brenton
05/10/2008 - We call God our Father in our prayers and our private meditations, but we don't often think of Him in "motherly" terms. Yet, that is exactly how God chooses to express His tender affection and compassion toward His children when Isaiah speaks for Him in chapter 66:
"For this is what the Lord says: 'I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees. As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you, and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.' " ~ Isaiah 66:12, 13
In another setting, Isaiah's words reassure Israel that God has not forsaken her:
"Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne?Though she may forget, I will not forget you!" ~ Isaiah 49:15
As we approach Mother's Day, it would be worth a moment of our time to praise God for the motherly aspects of His vast heart.
"For this is what the Lord says: 'I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees. As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you, and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.' " ~ Isaiah 66:12, 13
In another setting, Isaiah's words reassure Israel that God has not forsaken her:
"Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne?Though she may forget, I will not forget you!" ~ Isaiah 49:15
As we approach Mother's Day, it would be worth a moment of our time to praise God for the motherly aspects of His vast heart.
posted at 5/10/2008 11:14:00 AM
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