Motherhood of God

Isaiah 66:12-13 (text: v. 13—As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you…)

This year we have been emphasizing the glorious truth of the love of God. In our text God likens His love for His children to a mother’s love.

Most people know of the “Fatherhood of God”—Our heavenly Father (Lord’s Prayer). However, God is also likened to a “mother”—“When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up” (Ps. 27:10).

Jesus spoke of His concern and care for Jerusalem as a mother hen — “…how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen g•athereth her chickens under her wings…” (Mt. 23:37).

God created Eve, “the mother of all living,” therefore He knows how a mother thinks… feels… acts… and believes. Who would know more about a woman than the Creator of a woman?

God knows what makes a woman “tick.” Psalm 113:9—“He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.”

Think of how a mother cares for her children, then compare how God cares for us. You will see that God is often very “mother-like.” Here are six ways God is like a mother:

I. Mothers COMFORT our hurts (text).

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