Dear Moms …
It’s been a rough week.
You are tired … tired from the inside out. Tired from the pressures at work, tired because of the lessons, the practises, the hours in the minivan. You are tired because of the mountain of laundry, tired because you have so much you want to do as a mom, but there is so little time.
You are discouraged … discouraged by the world you see your kids growing up in. Discouraged by the instabilities, the lack of morals, the inconsistent lives of those in our world who we call leaders (both those on the big stage, and those who parent the peers of our kids).
It is Friday, Moms,
and the weekend is still looking … tiring … discouraging.
It is Friday, Moms,
but,
Sunday IS coming.
That old sermon, popularized by LM Lockridge and Tony Campelo, is based on the Easter story. The story of the darkness of the Friday we call Good, followed by the Sunday when we celebrate Christ’s victory over death.
Moms, let me tell you a secret,
it’s not just an Easter story.
Christ did not overcome the one-way road to hell and death, for one day of celebration. He came, he died, he rose again so that everyday might be like Easter Sunday.
He redeemed death, through death, to life everlasting … every day.
Moms,
Do not be discouraged!
“Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged,
for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9
“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10
“Do not be afraid or discouraged,
for the LORD will personally go ahead of you.
He will be with you;
he will neither fail you nor abandon you.”
Deuteronomy 31:8
Moms,
He can give you the rest your need!
“Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him”
Psalm 37:7a
“”Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28
It us Friday, Moms,
but,
Sunday IS coming!
“Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart
and with the full assurance that faith brings,
having our hearts sprinkled
to cleanse us from a guilty conscience
and having our bodies washed with pure water.
Hebrews 10:22
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