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The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, May 11,2022, Page 11A
In Heaven, a noble work was done when Sod
gave man a mother. To all the best Moms in
the world - Happy Mother's Day.
County proposed budget is available at www.
lee.ga.us
As a parent and school system employee,
I find it beyond hypocritical that parents/
teachers expect students to "be their best,
follow the rules, make good grades, lead by
example, etc...." When as adults, they cannot
even follow simple rules themselves like "No
Left Turn during posted hours" and "School
Buses only". Please lead by example and follow
the road rules....you are making our school
zones dangerous!
Sermons believed Josef Goebbels, Hitler's
minister of information. Who thinks Biden's
minister would be any different?
Walgreen's closed 15 San Francisco stores
as roving thugs steal at will. Shoplifting less
than $950 is a misdemeanor offense and not
really enforced.
US giving wads of money to Ukraine. If you
want to find out about the war, dailymail.com
and aljazerra.com are better than our sourc
es.
Ukraine taking its toll of deaths of
high-ranking Russian officers. Guess they
can't run or hide.
On 5/2/22, comic strip ’Dilbert' introduced
its first black character. Herald prints first
one then next four days in series are pulled
from the past—like 2017—and rerun with
5/2022 dates. If censored to be politically
correct, what else is?
Elections indeed do have consequences. If
Trump was in office, Russia would not be in
Ukraine and thousands of lives and billions of
dollars would not be wasted. Plenty of others.
I used to be able to do cartwheels. Now I
tip over putting on my underwear.
Saw a lot of happy mothers in church with
their families Sunday.
Always nice seeing volunteers improving the
appearance of the cities and county.
Getting down to the wire. Please put a lot of
thought into your vote.
I wish the violence in this country would
stop. People don't realize it but they're doing
exactly what the socialist want. Dividing us so
they can conquer easily.
I told my wife she should embrace her mis
takes, so she hugged me.
The mass corruption of America's elected
officials is sending America toward a 3rd
world status. 200 years ago Thomas Jeffer
son predicted this. "When we get as crowded
as the cities of Europe we will be as corrupt
as they are".
The reason the Roe v Wade Supreme Court
document was leaked is to influence the 2022
midterm elections and rally the Democrat
Party around Joe Biden and other Dems who
are failing. Without this they had nothing
to campaign for to try to stop a Red State
tsunami.
So many kids dying from violence. We need
to be teaching them at a young age that ya
don't solve problems by beating, stabbing or
shooting someone. Teach them life is precious,
solve issues by talking, that it's ok to agree
to disagree. More gun laws won't solve the
problems. Conversation and respecting life will
help save lives.
When I drive around Albany and see all the
trash along the roads I think of you and all
your hate poison I read in the Herald. You
must be from a third world country to have so
much hate. Have an intelligent conversation
instead of screaming Trump ,racism or white
supremacy. We’re all God's people. Unhappy
people are just unhappy and no one wants to
be around you. Think positive and good things
just may happen.
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to give praise about events and/or accom
plishments or to express their opinion about
factual statements. NEGATIVE PERSONAL
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Weekly In the Word
Jonathan
Special to the Ledger
The Dwelling Place
of Mothers
by Jonathan M.
LaBarge
Pastor of New Hope
Baptist Church
“When I call to re
membrance the un
feigned faith that is in
thee, which dwelt first
in thy grandmother
Lois, and
thy mother
Eunice; and
I am per
suaded that
in thee also.”
- 2 Timothy
1:5
Moth
ers have it
difficult in
this day and
time. They are constant
ly looking for validation
and a place to belong.
They are bombarded
with the supermodels
starving themselves to
fit into their clothes,
movies stars with their
perfect makeup and
hair, Instagram and
Facebook filtering all
but the best in people’s
lives, and professional
business women who
degrade and pity the
stay at home mother
who has no career. God
values women and He
has a place for them that
He created.
Paul, speaking to
Timothy, reminds him
of the unfeigned faith
that dwelt in his grand
mother, his mother,
and now himself. Faith
in God is not heredi
tary but it dwelt in this
family because grand
mother and mother
knew the dwelling place
of mothers. It begins
with a personal rela
tionship with God. The
word “dwelt” in the
text means to abide as
a permanent resident in
a place. While mothers
are abandoning their
places at an alarming
rate, and killing the
unborn children in their
wombs, the Christian
mother whose faith in
God is not fleeting or
feigned, but a dwelling
faith, will remain. A
mother’s dwelling faith
in God will reproduce
if she remains in her
dwelling place.
What are the dwelling
places of mothers? The
first dwelling place is
the home. In the first
three chapters of Gen
esis we find where God
created man and wom
an, male and female.
He made the woman,
Eve, an help meet for
Adam. She was not
created to compete
with her husband but to
complete her husband.
God performed the first
marriage ceremony and
gave Adam and Eve the
task of reproducing.
The first home was in
stituted by God. In it he
placed a husband/father
and a wife/mother. They
both had their place.
Sin wrecked that home
in the third chapter, but
the place of a mother,
even in the curse of sin
pronounced by God,
was made sure. Home
is not the only place for
a mother to dwell, but it
is the best place. Never
underestimate the work
that a mother does in
the home. She is not
only the help meet for
her husband, but she
is the heartbeat of the
home. Without her the
home would fall apart,
the same as it would
without a godly Father
to love and support his
wife.
While a Christian
mother’s first dwelling
place is
her home,
the sec
ond is this
world.
Many
mothers
out of
necessi
ty work
M. LaBarge outslde
the home.
While Christians are
to live separated lives
from the world unto
God, they still live in
this world. Proverbs
chapter thirty-one gives
us the characteristics of
a godly mother. These
godly characteristics
are like the pearls
strung together to make
a beautiful necklace,
but no one has them all.
There is no “perfect”
woman, wife, mother.
Quit striving for per
fection and rather strive
to please God with
your life as a woman,
wife, and mother. In
this chapter we find
that the dwelling place
of the world in the
life of a mother is to
be characterized by a
life that is trustworthy
(v.10-12), purposeful
(v.13-19), compassionate
(v.20-22), helpful (v.23),
faithful (v.24-25), wise
and kind (v.26), man
aged well (v.27), and is
praiseworthy (v.28-31).
Every marriage needs
a Ruth to their Boaz,
Abigail to their David,
and a Priscilla to their
Aquila. Let mothers,
spiritually, emotionally,
intellectually, and phys
ically be all that you
can be for God. Live
fearless of the future
because you live your
life fearing the Lord.
Be diligent in search
ing out these pearls of
godly character that you
might truly shine in this
darkened, sin-cursed
world. A man doesn’t
know what his wife
will become when he
marries her. At the altar
he vows the promise of
future love not present
feelings. For better or
for worse, he is to love
her; but when a wife
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and mother keeps her
dwelling place in the
home and the world
right, what a harmony
in the family unit is
produced! The world
truly then becomes a
better place because of
our mothers.
The final dwelling
place of mothers is the
church. Every church
needs some Hannahs
praying for Samuels;
Elisabeths raising fiery
preachers proclaiming
the way of the Lord;
Marys keeping them
selves pure for God’s
greatest blessings;
Jochebeds protecting
their Moses; Shunamite
women fighting for the
lives of their children;
and Eunices influenc
ing Timothys in the
faith. There is a Span
ish proverb that says,
“An ounce of mother
is worth a pound of
clergy.” You don’t need
a church house to make
a home of saints out
of your children, but
every time the doors
to the church are open,
be in your place. Make
your home a church and
every heart in it an altar
unto God, so that the
faith that dwells in you,
will dwell in hearts and
lives of your children.
Charles Spurgeon once
remarked, “You are as
much serving God in
looking after your own
children, and train
ing them up in God’s
fear, and minding the
house, and making your
household a church for
God, as you would be if
you had been called to
lead an army to battle
for the Lord of hosts.”
Mothers, return to your
dwelling places created
by God. Your Lois and
Timothy need you!
New Hope Baptist
Church meets at 1209
Graves Springs Rd.,
Leesburg, GA. Our ser
vice times are Sunday
- 10:00 am; 11:00 am;
6:00 pm and Wednes
day - 7:00 pm. Feel free
to contact us at 229-
439-9997 or visit us
online at www.NewHo-
peBaptist.net
and
Barbara Jackson
229-869-1530
bjackson31701@gmail.com
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