Proverbs 31 the worthy woman is gracious, righteous, merciful, humble, not foolish. Children are to honor their mother, husbands are to honor the mother of their children. Jesus wanted to gather us under His wings as a hen gathers her chicks.

1. Honoring
Our
Mothers

2. (Prov 31:10-31) Who can find a virtuous
wife? For her worth is far above rubies.
{11} The heart of her husband safely
trusts her; So he will have no lack of
gain. {12} She does him good and not
evil All the days of her life. {13} She
seeks wool and flax, And willingly
works with her hands. {14} She is like
the merchant ships, She brings her food
from afar. {15} She also rises while it is
yet night, And provides food for her
household, And a portion for her
maidservants.

3. {16} She considers a field and buys it;
From her profits she plants a vineyard.
{17} She girds herself with strength,
And strengthens her arms.{18} She
perceives that her merchandise is good,
And her lamp does not go out by night.
{19} She stretches out her hands to the
distaff, And her hand holds the spindle.
{20} She extends her hand to the poor,
Yes, she reaches out her hands to the
needy. {21} She is not afraid of snow for
her household, For all her household is
clothed with scarlet.

4. {22} She makes tapestry for herself; Her
clothing is fine linen and purple.{23} Her
husband is known in the gates, When he
sits among the elders of the land. {24}
She makes linen garments and sells
them, And supplies sashes for the
merchants.{25} Strength and honor are
her clothing; She shall rejoice in time to
come. {26} She opens her mouth with
wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of
kindness. {27} She watches over the
ways of her household, And does not
eat the bread of idleness.

5. {28} Her children rise up and call her
blessed; Her husband also, and he
praises her: {29} "Many daughters have
done well, But you excel them all."
{30} Charm is deceitful and beauty is
passing, But a woman who fears the
LORD, she shall be praised. {31} Give
her of the fruit of her hands, And let her
own works praise her in the gates.

6. A Woman Worthy Of Honor is…
• Gracious - (Prov 11:16) A gracious
woman retains honor, But ruthless
men retain riches.
• Righteous - (Prov 21:21) He who
follows righteousness and mercy
Finds life, righteousness and honor.
• Merciful - (Prov 21:21) He who
follows righteousness and mercy
Finds life, righteousness and honor.

7. A Woman Worthy Of Honor is…
• Humble - (Prov 22:4) By humility
and the fear of the LORD Are riches
and honor and life.
• Not Foolish - (Prov 26:1) As snow
in summer and rain in harvest, So
honor is not fitting for a fool.

8. Children Are To
Honor Their Mother
• (Eph 6:1-3) Children, obey your
parents in the Lord, for this is
right. {2} "Honor your father and
mother," which is the first
commandment with promise: {3}
"that it may be well with you and
you may live long on the earth."

9. Husbands Are To Honor The
Mother Of Their Children
(1 Pet 3:7) Husbands, likewise,
dwell with them with
understanding, giving honor to
the wife, as to the weaker
vessel, and as being heirs
together of the grace of life,
that your prayers may not be
hindered.

10. Thank you, God,
For pretending not to notice that one
of Your angels is missing and for
guiding her to me.
You must have known how much I
would need her, so You turned your
head for a minute and allowed her to
slip away to me.
Sometimes I wonder what special
name you had for her.
I call her "Mother."
Bernice Maddux

11. Mothers are truly a gift
from God

12. A cartoon in the Saturday
Evening Post showed a
young boy about five or six
years old talking on the
telephone, saying, "Mom is
in the hospital, the twins
and Roxie and Billie and
Sally and the dog and me
and Dad are all home alone."

13. No one
can take
the
place of
mother!

14. I finally found a Mother's
Day card that expressed my
feelings for my mother in
real terms. It said, "Now
that we have a mature, adult
relationship, there's
something I'd like to tell
you. You're still the first
person I think of when I fall
down and go boom!"

15. We never outgrow our
need for our mothers!

16. A mother is not a person
to lean on always, but a
person to make leaning
unnecessary eventually.

17. A godly mother will point
her children to God by the
force of her example as
much as by the power of
her words.

18. Let your mother know of your
love and appreciation for her
this Mother’s Day.

19. A MOTHER’S LOVE
An article in National Geographic
several years ago painted an incredible
picture of God’s wings. After a forest
fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest
rangers began their trek up a mountain
to assess the inferno’s damage. One
ranger found a bird literally petrified in
ashes, perched statuesquely on the
ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat
sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked
the bird over with a stick. Upon doing
so, three tiny chicks scurried from
under their dead mother’s wings.

20. The loving mother, keenly aware of
impending disaster, had carried her
offspring to the base of the tree and
had gathered them under her wings,
instinctively knowing that the toxic
smoke would rise. She could have flown
to safety but had refused to abandon
her babies. When the blaze had arrived
and the heat had singed her small body,
the mother had remained steadfast.
Because she had been willing to die,
those under the cover of her wings
would live.

21. Jesus Compared Himself
To A Mother Hen
(Mat 23:37) "O Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, the one who kills the
prophets and stones those who are
sent to her! How often I wanted to
gather your children
together, as a hen
gathers her chicks
under her wings, but
you were not willing!

22. Have you taken
shelter under
the “wings” of
Jesus?

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