Mothers Know Best: David’s Mother
Show your strength in behalf of your servant; save me, because I serve you just as my mother did.
Psalm 86:16, NIV
Recommended Reading: Psalm 86
We know David’s father was Jesse, but we have little information about his mother. She is not mentioned by name in the Bible. On one occasion when David was running from the armies of Saul, he sought a place of refuge for his father and mother (1 Samuel 22:1-4), so she certainly knew of his triumph over Goliath and of Samuel’s anointing him king of Judah. But we don’t know if she lived long enough to see him reigning on the throne.
She certainly lived long enough to cast a powerful influence over his life. In Psalm 86, he indicates that he learned to serve the Lord by watching his mother. “I serve you,” he said, “just as my mother did” (NIV).
Our children are always watching us, from the first moment they open their eyes at birth to the last day we close our eyes in death. It’s never too late to pray, to influence, and to set an example. Let’s start today, serving Him in full view of all those we’re allowed to influence.
There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.
Jill Churchill
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