What a comfort to know that God will never cease to perform in their lives that we allow him to start through us.

Called to Be a Mother

A Bible Study for Mothers

Anticipate the Harvest

What if we find ourselves in a situation where there is nothing we can do on our child's behalf?

A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession."

Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, "Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us."

He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel."

The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" she said.

He replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."

"Yes, Lord," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

Then Jesus answered, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.


Matthew 15:22-28

"Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need" (Hebrews 4:16).

"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" (Galatians 6:7-9).

"Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus" (Philippians 1:6).

What if a mother finds herself in a circumstance where there is nothing she can do on her child's behalf?

This is the circumstance of the mother in Matthew 15. This woman's daughter was demon-possessed. The mother was helpless against the demons. Circumstances were also against her, for she was a gentile, not of the chosen race.

But she had the faith to believe if she would ask Jesus he would heal her daughter Spiritually. And she had the persistence to refuse to leave until she had the answer for which she came to him.

God loves for us to hold him to his Word in prayer. Let us come boldly to the throne of God that we may find grace to help in time of need. We cling to his Word. We have no greater weapon than prayer. We will not leave until God gives us victory in our children's lives!

Our part is to sow the right seeds in our children's lives. God's part is to provide the harvest. If we are sowing God's word in our children's lives at every opportunity he gives us, we have his guarantee of a harvest.

When others sow seeds of evil in our children's lives, how does that affect God's promise? That does not in any way change God's promise to us.

There are no conditions to this promise. The floods of evil influence may wash the small seeds away. The weeds of peer pressure may choke the young seedlings that remain. And the locusts of lust may eat the few plants that do survive.

But if we are faithful to sow, we will have a harvest. God guarantees we will reap what we sow. God will perform a miracle and create a harvest, if necessary, in order to keep his word to us!

Mothers, let us never tire of going to whatever extreme we must to sow God's precepts into our children's lives. And let us dare to hold God to His Word. For the harvest is guaranteed!

We never have our children raised. However, there comes a time when our children must make their own decisions. We can offer Godly support and advice when appropriate, but sometimes we can only trust them to God.

What a comfort to know that God will never cease to perform in their lives that we allow him to start through us. What a promise, that God will continue to work in their lives even after we have gone home to be with the Lord. What a joy to anticipate that which God will do in them, above all we ask or think.

What a God! What a promise! What a victory!

Mothers, let us persist in the strength of our magnificent God. We have his Word!