Persuader

 

There is a part of Jesus' first miracle that I love. The story goes that Jesus was at a wedding in Cana when they ran out of wine. Jesus solves the problem by turning six stone pots full of water into a wine that impresses the headwaiter and takes a situation that would have been embarrassing to the family and making it one that brought them praise.

 But the part I love is the why. In John 2:3-4, we read:

When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine." And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not yet come."

 Jesus was hesitant to do anything but it was the insistence of his mother that pulled him into it. She tells him the problem and when he gives himself an excuse to not act, she just goes on ahead and tell the servants that he will tell them what to do!

 Jesus, it turns out had a momma a lot like I did. She gets you to no matter if you say you will or not.

 Moms have their way of persuading their children to do what needs to be done even when they might not want to.  And that isn’t always a bad thing.

 A good mother can persuade her children to the way of God. Think about Timothy’s mother training up her child in the faith.  Mothers, never forget that no matter their age, you can be a persuader to your children.

 Make sure you use that skill to draw them to the good!