Oak Grove Baptist Church

From The Heart 

From the Heart

Proverbs 31:26 “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness.”

Each Christmas as a young boy, my parents would give my sister and me each $10.00 to buy presents for our family. For a number of years, I went to J.C. Penny to the section that had jewelry. As I examined the different pieces, my desire was to buy the most expensive piece of jewelry for my mother, but the $10.00 dollars also had to pay for my Dad and sister. So I would end up on the table with broaches that cost $2.00 to $3.00 dollars. After great consideration, I would pick the one that I thought my mother would appreciate. Made my purchase and wrapped my present.

At Christmas, my mother was so appreciative of the broach that she would pin it to her overcoat. She would wear this coat to church and with me standing beside her, she would tell every woman in the church that she met how beautiful the broach was and that I had purchased it for her. She made it sound like that broach cost a million dollars. That broach did cost a million dollars because it was not the cost of the jewelry but the love that was expressed.

God gave us mother’s with the responsibility to nurture their children. Part of that nurturing is to model love and kindness to their children. This teaching is necessary for children to learn because it will have a tremendous impact on the spouse that they chose to marry and as they raise their kids.

If your mother is still living, express your thanks to her and if she is deceased, give thanks to God for your mother.

Bro. Kyle