"And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living."
Genesis 3:20
Martin Luther once said, "When Eve was brought unto Adam, he became filled with the Holy Spirit, and gave her the most sanctified, the most glorious appellation. He called her Eve, that is to say, the Mother of all. He did not style her wife, but simply mother... In this consists the glory and most precious ornament of a woman."
Oh, how many today have forgotten that the highest calling of womanhood is to become a saintly, Christian mother. Attend college, be accomplished in any other field however desirable; yet a young woman has not attained to the pinnacle of success nor ascended to the heights until she has attained to motherhood. The tremendous influence of a godly woman in the family circle cannot be overestimated.
I remember my father saying that one of the main things that led to his conversion was coming home unexpectedly and finding his mother on her knees audibly pouring out her heart to God for his salvation.
John Randolph, in speaking of the influence of his Christian mother, said: "I believe I should have been swept away by the flood of French infidelity if it had not been for one thing, the remembrance of the times when my sainted mother used to make me kneel by her side, take my little hands into hers, and cause me to repeat the Lord's Prayer."
I doubt not that many mothers will be going on before when the saints of God ascend the golden streets to the throne of glory!
If you have experienced the hallowing impress of a godly mother, you have been blessed with great spiritual riches.
"Bread For Each Day"
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