A Picture of Love
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.”
Isaiah 49:14–16
When torrential rains from Hurricane Harvey slammed into southern Texas in 2017, there was massive flooding. Many people were trapped in their cars by swiftly rising water. One of those was a woman named Colette Sulcer who was in her car driving near I-10 with her three-year-old daughter. Forced to flee when water swamped their car, they were swept away by the rapid current. When Beaumont police officers were finally able to rescue them, Colette had propped her child up on her own body to keep her out of the water. Both were suffering from hypothermia, but while Colette later died, the baby was saved. Officer Carol Riley said, “The mother did the best she could to keep her child up over the water. She absolutely saved the child’s life.”
God has blessed the world with mothers who love their children, and that love is meant to be a picture of His love and compassion toward us. It is natural when mothers love and sacrifice for their children. While thankfully most are never called on to lay down their lives, it does not surprise us when they do. God’s love infinitely exceeds that of even the most devoted mother. He never forgets or forsakes His children. He never abandons us. He never allows us to go through hardship and suffering without offering us comfort. “And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him” (1 John 4:16).
Isaiah 49:14–16
When torrential rains from Hurricane Harvey slammed into southern Texas in 2017, there was massive flooding. Many people were trapped in their cars by swiftly rising water. One of those was a woman named Colette Sulcer who was in her car driving near I-10 with her three-year-old daughter. Forced to flee when water swamped their car, they were swept away by the rapid current. When Beaumont police officers were finally able to rescue them, Colette had propped her child up on her own body to keep her out of the water. Both were suffering from hypothermia, but while Colette later died, the baby was saved. Officer Carol Riley said, “The mother did the best she could to keep her child up over the water. She absolutely saved the child’s life.”
God has blessed the world with mothers who love their children, and that love is meant to be a picture of His love and compassion toward us. It is natural when mothers love and sacrifice for their children. While thankfully most are never called on to lay down their lives, it does not surprise us when they do. God’s love infinitely exceeds that of even the most devoted mother. He never forgets or forsakes His children. He never abandons us. He never allows us to go through hardship and suffering without offering us comfort. “And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him” (1 John 4:16).
Today’s Growth Principle:
Give thanks to God for His love today, and if your mother is living, take time to thank her as well.
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