God's Gift for Mothers

By Jack Countryman

God’s Word is the greatest gift any mother could receive. God’s Gift for Mothers is filled with God’s wisdom, promises, and instructions to guide and encourage mothers in their everyday lives.

The Bible is rich with descriptions and stories of godly mothers, and in God’s Gift for Mothers bestselling author Jack Countryman walks you through 89 different ways that God blesses and cares for mothers. Dig deeper into the most influential mothers in the Bible, from Hannah to Ruth to Mary, and pray the same prayers these women whispered in their moments of need. Mediate on the Scripture verses, and inspire your heart as you delve into the promises God has made just for you.

With a beautiful, modern design, timeless content, and the words of the New King James Version, God’s Gift for Mothers is a classic in the making. This book will bring joy and peace to your heart and would also make a perfect gift for birthdays, holidays, Mother’s Day, and as a “just because!” gift to share with the special mothers in your life.

God delights in mothers. He promises to walk alongside His daughters as they raise future generations to know His name. Lean in closer to hear His promises and the rich blessings that He offers in God’s Gift for Mothers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Release date: Mar 28, 2017
• ISBN: 9780718089955

Jack Countryman

Jack Countryman is the founder of JCountryman gift books, a division of Thomas Nelson, and is the recipient of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association's Kip Jordan Lifetime Achievement Award. Over the past 30 years, he has developed bestselling gift books such as God's Promises for Your Every Need, God's Promises for Men, God's Promises for Women, God Listens, and Red Letter Words of Jesus. Countryman's books have sold more than 27 million units. His graduation books alone have sold nearly 2 million units.

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Introduction

Amother is the centerpiece of any family. She takes care of the children by providing for their well-being and giving them the love that they need. She cares for the rest of the family’s needs as well. My life has been blessed with the gifts of a godly mother and a godly wife. Both have influenced my life and helped me become a man who walks with God. This book has been designed to open the eyes and guide the reader to be a godly mother. God’s Gift for Mothers is a Scripture-led book that demonstrates the love God has for all mothers. May you be filled with His presence as you read through these pages.

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Bathsheba

MOTHER OF SOLOMON

Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her. So she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon.

—2 SAMUEL 12:24

Go forth, O daughters of Zion,

And see King Solomon with the crown

With which his mother crowned him

On the day of his wedding,

The day of the gladness of his heart.

—SONG OF SOLOMON 3:11

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Then she said to him, My lord, you swore by the LORD your God to your maidservant, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’ . . . Then King David answered and said, Call Bathsheba to me. So she came into the king’s presence and stood before the king. And the king took an oath and said, As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from every distress, just as I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,’ so I certainly will do this day. Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and paid homage to the king, and said, Let my lord King David live forever!

—1 KINGS 1:17, 28–31

Elizabeth

MOTHER OF JOHN THE BAPTIST

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years. . . . But the angel said to him, Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

—LUKE 1:5–7, 13

Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible.

—LUKE 1:36–37

Eve

MOTHER OF ALL LIVING

And Adam called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.

—GENESIS 3:20

Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, I have acquired a man from the LORD. Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

—GENESIS 4:1–2

And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.

—GENESIS 4:25

Hannah

MOTHER OF SAMUEL

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD and wept in anguish. Then she made a vow and said, O LORD of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me . . . but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head.

—1 SAMUEL 1:10–11

For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition which I asked of Him. Therefore I also have lent him to the LORD; as long as he lives he shall be lent to the LORD.

—1 SAMUEL 1:27–28

And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile the child Samuel grew before the LORD.

—1 SAMUEL 2:21

Jochebed

MOTHER OF MOSES, AARON, AND MIRIAM

And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi. So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months. But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for him, daubed it with asphalt and pitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river’s bank. And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.

—EXODUS 2:1–4

The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and to Amram she bore Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam.

—NUMBERS 26:59

Leah

MOTHER OF REUBEN, SIMEON, LEVI, JUDAH, ZEBULON, DINAH, AND ISSACHAR

When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. So Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, The LORD has surely looked on my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me. Then she conceived again and bore a son, and said, Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore given me this son also. And she called his name Simeon. She conceived again and bore a son, and said, Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons. Therefore his name was called Levi. And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, Now I will praise the LORD. Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she stopped bearing.

—GENESIS 29:31–35

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And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. Leah said, God has given me my wages, because I have given my maid to my husband. So she called his name Issachar. Then Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son. And Leah said, God has endowed me with a good endowment; now my husband will dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons. So she called his name Zebulun. Afterward she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

—GENESIS 30:17–21

Mary

MOTHER OF JESUS

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.

—MATTHEW 1:18–21

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Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name