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“Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Luke 1:28
“Sugar and spice and everything nice.”
This may be what makes up little girls, but what is the recipe for a good Mom? Parenting Magazine recently published an article aimed at answering this question. Although this article may bring some encouragement and balance the scales of what it truly means to be a mom, I wonder is flexibility, risk taking, and understanding yourself and your own mother are the true ingredients for Motherhood? Will the right measurements of each produce a “good mom?”
A better recipe is found in Luke 1:26-38. A recipe for a “Highly Favored Mother.” Like all good recipes this one is short, easy to follow, and only has three ingredients.
- A Mother Hears God’s Word. In Luke 1:26-36 God’s Word is revealed to Mary through the word of the angel Gabriel. Despite her initial reactions (fear and confusion v29) she stayed and listened.
- A Mother Believes God’s Word. The message was truly beyond belief. She would give birth to a son. How could this be, Mary thought, for she was a virgin? So she asked, and waited for a reply. Soon it was given (35-37) - she would conceive by the Holy Spirit. This was not only hard to understand, but was also shameful; for Mary had no husband and ran the risk of losing the one promised to her. Despite all of that she believed.
- Mother Obey’s God Word. In verse 38 Mary simply replied “I am the Lord’s Servant. May it be to me as you have said.” She understood her role was to walk in obedience to the Lord’s Word and Will. She didn’t argue or bargain just obeyed. This is seen in the rest of Luke chapters one and two.
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