DAILY?READINGS: Numbers 22:1-38; Proverbs 19; James 3 to 4:12
In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem, and his mother’s name was Zibiah. And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days, in which Jehoiada, the priest, instructed him. 2 Kings 12:1-2
The little phrase “and his mother’s name was,” appears 23 times in the Old Testament. The significance seems to be the influence each mother had on her son. With the help of the priest of the Lord, Zibiah’s son was properly instructed and he was enabled to carry out his responsibilities with God’s approval. A godly mother is a treasure and one for whom Mother’s Day should be celebrated! —David McCulloch
Come, follow Me, the Saviour spake, all in My way abiding;
Deny yourselves, the world forsake, obey My call and guiding.
Oh, bear the cross, whate’er betide, take My example for your guide.
—Johann Scheffler