Daily Devotion

 With Pastor Ancel Presnell

“THE CLOSENESS OF A MOTHER”

Most of us have experienced what it is like to feel like the chips are all down in our life. Whether it is the weight of bad decisions coming home to roost, or it’s the weight of those who do not have our best interest at heart; It is in those times that it seems as if everything is working against us and there is no end in sight.

Most often, when the chips are down, momma is right there by our side, or very nearby! Jesus was at the end of His life in this earth. His disciples had forsaken Him, and His own people had rejected Him as the long-awaited Messiah! He and His Heavenly Father had never been separated, but as He hangs on the cross and cries out: “My God, why have you forsaken me!” Jesus is joined by His mother at the foot of His cross.

Imagine if you will, like a movie screen, the life of Jesus rolls through His and Mother Mary’s mind as Christ is nearing His last breath. His time on earth in the flesh began with Mary and His time of death on the earth is ending with Mary. The closeness of a mother is matchless. Mary proves the perfect example of how a mother stays close to her child.

In this scene of scripture, whether we are looking at this from the eyes of a child or through the eyes of a mother, we all have a lesson to learn here. Mommas stick close to their children no matter what; this is instilled in them by God almighty. From the child’s perspective, our mother must always be taken care of, no matter what. We see both Jesus as the Son and Mary as the mother demonstrating both of these qualities.

John 19:25–27 “Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.”