Monica, mother of Augustine, prayed for years that her brilliant but undisciplined son would be saved. When she sought the counsel of her priest, he listened as she poured out her heart of love and her intercession for this prodigal. At the conclusion, the priest said, "Go on! Leave me alone. Live as you are living. It is not possible that the son of such tears should be lost."
You know the Augustine story. Monica prayed that he would not go to
Mothers are more than care givers, they are evangelists! The home is a little church within the larger church. Every father here is the shepherd of his home. Every mother is an evangelist of her children. Some might say a mother’s work is insignificant. That could not be farther from the truth. A mother has the most important work in the world. She is the child’s greatest evangelist. Jesus said, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God
Many people have been radically transformed by what they learned at their mother’s knee. Consider John and Charles Wesley. Their names would probably never have lighted the pages of history if it hadn’t been for their godly mother who taught them that the law of love and Christian witness was to be their daily guide.
Susannah Wesley, who gave birth to 19 children, spent one hour each day praying for them. In addition, she took each child aside for a full hour every week to discuss spiritual matters with him or her. No wonder John and Charles were used of God to bring blessing around the world.
Fathers, we need to make sure our wives, the mothers of our children, are growing in Christ. We need to help them in their job. They are tools to transform the lives of Christ’s youngest disciples.
