A Mother's Prayers

All your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be your children's peace.
Isaiah 54:13

Heaven is open to every mother’s prayer: When Christ bowed on the banks of the Jordan after His baptism and offered up prayer in behalf of humanity, the heavens where opened; and the Spirit of God, like a dove of burnished gold, encircled the form of the Savior. The a voice came from heaven which said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

As a mother, what significance does this have for you? It says that Heaven is open to your prayers. It says that you are accepted in the Beloved. The gates are open for every mother who would lay her burden at the Savior's feet. It says that Christ has encircled the race with His human arm, and with His divine arm He has grasped the throne of the Infinite and united mankind with God, and earth with heaven. This brings wonderful news of peace and joy to the burdened mother's heart.

This is an encouraging lesson to mothers for all time. Having done all they can for the good of their children, they may bring them to Jesus. Even the babes in the mother’s arms are precious in His sight and He will receive and bless them and He will also give peace, hope, and happiness to mother and child. This is a precious privilege which Jesus has granted to all mothers.

Jesus will not turn away your petitions and leave you and yours to the buffeting of Satan in the great day of conflict for the Salvation of you Children. If you will work with simple faith for your children God will establish the work of your hands and save them for eternity.

With joy unutterable, parents will see the crown, the robe, the harp, given to their children and the seed sown with tears and prayers may seemed to be sown in vain, but their harvest is reaped with joy at last. We will say in that day, "Atlas, our children have been redeemed from sin and are saved."

Dear mother, the influence of a praying, God-fearing mother will last through eternity. You may die, but your work for your children will endure.

A CALL TO PRAY: If ever there is a time to pray it is now. Every home should be a house of prayer. By sincere, earnest prayer parents should make a hedge about their children. They should pray with full faith that God will abide with them, and that holy angels will guard them and their children from Satan’s cruel power.

There is something tender, extremely loving, kind, considerate, sensitive and compassionate about a mothers heart. Thank God that he made us like that.