Overview: God wants to give us an understanding of his love for us. God's love for us is greater than a mother's love.
Scripture: 1 Kings 3:16-28
King Solomon has to judge between 2 prostitutes over a baby. Both had babies but one of the baby died. So one took her dead baby and placed it with the other and took away the living one. The real mother went to the King seeking justice. King Solomon ordered the baby to be cut into 2. While one said "kill the child", the other said "please Lord, do not kill but give her the living child". With that verdict, the real mother was found.
What does it mean to be a godly mother?
1. A godly mother fights relentlessly
Relentless means to not stop and not taking "no" for an answer. Like the mother who escalated her case to the king, we need to bring our cases to the the highest authority. We have to bring our cases to God in prayer and continue until we receive the blessings.
We also need to bring the best gift for our children by fighting relentlessly for our marriage.
Kudos to the foreign mothers who chose to become domestic workers in Singapore. We need to pray for the mothers who left their family to work in a foreign land to support their families.
2. A godly mother sacrifices selflessly
The real mother is willing to let the other woman have the child to let him live. However, we should not let them take the place of God in our lives. The greater the love we have our kids, the greater the need to surrender them to God, who loves them more than we can ever do.