Meditations from a Mother's Heart : Daily Grace for Mothers

by Kennedy, Pamela

• ISBN13: 9780570052302
• ISBN10: 0570052300
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Concordia Pub House

Summary

These 69 devotions feature mothers of the Bible and the ageless truths they teach through their lives.

Author Biography

Pam Kennedy is a contributing editor for Ideals magazine

Table of Contents

Mothers from the Old Testament
The First Mother	15	(22)
Eve
Created by God---Genesis 1:27	18	(1)
Created to Fulfill a Need---Genesis 2:20	19	(3)
Totally Naked---Genesis 2:25	22	(2)
Tempting Fruit---Genesis 3:6	24	(2)
Don't Blame Me!---Genesis 3:13	26	(3)
A Life-Giving Mother---Genesis 3:20	29	(2)
Clothed by God---Genesis 3:21	31	(3)
With the Lord's Help---Genesis 4:1	34	(3)
Chosen to Be a Princess	37	(24)
Sarah
Moving On---Genesis 12:4--5	41	(3)
Just Do It---Genesis 16:1--2	44	(2)
It's All Your Fault---Genesis 16:5	46	(3)
Power Play---Genesis 16:6	49	(2)
A New Name---Genesis 17:15	51	(3)
No Laughing Matter---Genesis 18:12--14	54	(2)
You Promised!---Genesis 21:1--2	56	(5)
Comforter and Conniver	61	(22)
Rebekah
Let Me Help You---Genesis 24:18--20	64	(2)
I Will Go---Genesis 24:57--58	66	(2)
A Comforting Wife---Genesis 24:67	68	(2)
Prayer Partners---Genesis 25:21	70	(2)
What's Going on, Lord?---Genesis 25:22	72	(3)
Playing Favorites---Genesis 25:28	75	(3)
Do It for Me---Genesis 27:13	78	(2)
What a Tangled Web!---Genesis 27:46	80	(3)
A Stranger Who Came Home	83	(20)
Ruth
Hungry for God---Ruth 1:16	86	(2)
Willing Heart, Humble Hands---Ruth 2:2	88	(3)
Bountiful Blessings---Ruth 2:11--12	91	(3)
A Generous Spirit---Ruth 2:17--18	94	(2)
An Obedient Heart---Ruth 3:3--5	96	(3)
A Fruitful Life---Ruth 4:13, 17	99	(4)
A Mother of Prayer	103	(32)
Hannah
Feeling Empty---1 Samuel 1:2	106	(2)
Put Down and Piled On---1 Samuel 1:6	108	(2)
Misunderstood---1 Samuel 1:8	110	(3)
Crying Out to God---1 Samuel 1:9--10	113	(2)
Believing Behavior---1 Samuel 1:17--18	115	(3)
Declaring God's Faithfulness---1 Samuel 1:20	118	(3)
Planned Obedience---1 Samuel 1:22	121	(2)
Glimpsing God---1 Samuel 2:1	123	(3)
When Seeing Isn't Believing---1 Samuel 2:11--12	126	(2)
Blessing Our Children---1 Samuel 2:19	128	(7)
Mothers from the New Testament
Prepared for God's Promises	135	(22)
Elizabeth
The Right Stuff---Luke 1:5b--7	139	(2)
Perfect Timing---Luke 1:24--25	141	(3)
Filled to Spill---Luke 1:41--42	144	(2)
No Room for Envy---Luke 1:43	146	(3)
Blessings from Belief---Luke 1:45	149	(2)
Breaking the Mold---Luke 1:59--60	151	(3)
Preparing the Way---Luke 1:80	154	(3)
The Lord's Servant	157	(28)
Mary
Thy Will Be Done---Luke 1:34, 37--38	161	(2)
A Singing Heart---Luke 1:46--48	163	(3)
Misunderstandings---Matthew 1:18--19	166	(2)
No Room---Luke 2:6--7	168	(3)
Dedicated to God---Luke 2:22--23	171	(3)
Love and Pain---Luke 2:34--35	174	(2)
Daily Devotion---Luke 2:39--40	176	(3)
Letting Go---Mark 3:20--21	179	(2)
Prayer Warrior---Acts 1:14	181	(4)
Other Mothers from the New Testament	185	(36)
At Your Service: Peter's Mother-in-Law---Matthew 8:14--15	188	(2)
Obstinate Faith: A Canaanite Mother---Matthew 15:22, 25, 27--28	190	(3)
Blind Ambition: The Mother of James and John---Matthew 20:20--21	193	(2)
Faithful to the End: Mothers at the Cross---Matthew 27:55--56	195	(3)
Without Hope: Jairus' Wife---Mark 5:35--36	198	(2)
Bringing Little Ones to Christ: Mothers Following Jesus---Mark 10:13--14	200	(3)
A Sorrowful Heart: The Widow of Nain---Luke 7:12--13	203	(3)
The Grip of Guilt: The Mother of the Blind Man---John 9:1--3	206	(3)
Don't Ask Me: The Mother of the Blind Man---John 9:20-21a, 22	209	(2)
Open-Door Policy: The Mother of John Mark---Acts 12:12	211	(3)
A Mother to Others: The Mother of Rufus---Romans 16:13	214	(2)
Tender Teachers: Lois and Eunice---2 Timothy 1:5	216	(2)
The Chain of Motherhood---Titus 2:3--5	218	(3)
Chosen to Be a Mother---2 John 1--2	221