Let's get to the nitty gritty. Did you know that the Bible portrays the female as a suckling mother? We seem to have gotten so far away from truth in our modern and humanistic society that we hardly know what is normal anymore.In Matthew 19 we read about how the Pharisees came to Jesus to ask him about divorce. He answered them with these words: "Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female . . ."
When Jesus spoke the word "female," He used the word thelus, a different word that is usually used in the New Testament. It comes from the root word thele. The noun means "the nipple of a woman's breast from which a baby sucks to find sustenance and to thrive." The verb means "to suckle at the breast."
In other words, Jesus described the female as a "suckling mother." "This is how God made them in the beginning" He reminded them. And God has not yet made a new model! It is the true picture of a woman, created with a womb to nurture life and breasts to nourish that life. When we breastfeed, we embrace our womanhood the way God intricately and wondrously designed our bodies.
I know that this description would be offensive to some women today. Isn't that sad that women have turned away from the way they were created? We see the end result of this in Romans 1:26 where this same Greek word is used:
"For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women (thelus) did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
Even the animal kingdom does not turn away from its natural function to nurse and nourish its young. Lamentations 4:3 (NIV) says: "Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but my people, have become heartless like ostriches in the desert."
In this hour of deception, it is time to rise into the glory of our femaleness. To embrace our femininity. To be proud of the word mother. To encourage breastfeeding mothers. To be who God created us to be.
Blessings from Nancy Campbell
Painting by Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max
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Further thoughts to my post yesterday regarding Breastfeeding or Chestfeeding.
The liberals don’t only want to get rid of the word “mother.” They don’t like the word “breastfeeding.” Why can’t they embrace the creation of the female? It is not only sad but scary that so many people are so deceived by the transgender propaganda that they want to eliminate anything that reveals the true characteristics of male or female.
I’d love to add a few thoughts to my post yesterday. Not every mother has the privilege to give birth to a baby, but every woman is created with the anointing to nurture and to mother. It is innately within her by divine creation. This is why the eradication of the word “mother” is a slap in the face against women.
I am sure you are already aware that Biden and his cohorts have removed the word “mother” from their health programs for the phrase “birthing people.”
In yesterday’s post I shared about how God thinks about preparing food and how we are also like God when we care about preparing food for our families and for others.
Elijah was running from wicked Queen Jezebel. He’d been running for two days and was exhausted, so exhausted he was ready to end his life.
Lying in the bath the other night I read the words in Psalm 30:9: “Shall the dust praise thee? Shall it declare thy truth? No. We have only one chance to declare God’s truth and make known the glory of God and that’s while we are here on this earth. When we meet the Lord, all our opportunities will be gone.
What’s happening in your home today? Is everything piling on top of you--laundry, dishes, and teaching the children all waiting to be accomplished? Don’t despair, dear mother. Don’t look at everything waiting to be done. Just tackle one job at a time. Priorities first. But do each task with ALL YOUR MIGHT. Not half-heartedly, grumblingly, or lazily. And teach your children to do their chores with all their might too. You will inspire this attitude in them as they see the way you work in the home.
I remember seeing a cartoon many years ago. It was a picture of a mother looking at the adverts in the newspaper. Around her were children out of control and the house in utter chaos. The caption read: “I’m looking for a job, I need a rest!”
Do you remember the account of Jesus when he was only twelve years old? The family came to the Feast of Passover at Jerusalem. On the way home, along with all the other hundreds of families returning from Jerusalem, his parents noticed Jesus’ was missing. They immediately returned to Jerusalem, but it was three days before they found Him.
Words and ideas are indivisible with God. It is the same with us. Our ideas and thoughts about any issue determine what we confess about it. And get this. What we confess is how we live! Our confession determines our lifestyle.
It is important to have purpose and vision in our lives, isn’t it? In our great role of mothering and homemaking we also need purpose. Purpose keeps us motivated. Purpose keeps us going even as we face trials.
King David was passionate about building as house for the name of the Lord, although his son, Solomon completed the vision. 1 Kings 8:17-19 says: “And the LORD said unto David my father . . . thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house UNTO MY NAME.”
Oh yes, time to get a new Bible too. This is the Bible I use daily. My favorite. It is the Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible, edited by Spiros Zodhiates. I use the King James Version, but you can get it in other versions too.
Oh my, it’s time we got a new DAILY LIGHT ON THE DAILY PATH! We have worn this copy out. We use this devotional every morning and evening at our Family Devotions. After reading it day after day, month after month, and year after year, we really wear it out. We love it because it is only the Scriptures—verses put together on a particular theme for each reading.
Dear manager of the home, beloved of the Lord,
I am replying to a frequent comment on the thread of the post below, GOD’S MANDATE FOR OLDER WOMEN. A number of older women shared how they feel the younger generation are not interested in listening to them. There are many who are desperate for the teaching of older women, but there are also many who would rather do it their own way.
It seems that many older women are not aware of the mandate God gives to them. Titus 2:3-5 tells us that the older women are to teach and show the way for the younger women.
This morning at our Morning Devotions we sang the beautiful old hymn written by Isaac Watts. I’d love to share the words with you: