Made A Mother

 

  There are lots of firsts in Genesis. First Day. First Person. First Marriage. First Sin.

  In Genesis 4:1, we have the first birth and the first mother

Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, "I have gotten a manchild with the help of the LORD." Genesis 4:1

  What an amazing experience. Till that point, the man had been fully formed by God out of the dirt or out of another. Yet now the union of man and wife had brought forth a child. Eve had lived up to her name as the mother of all the living (Genesis 3:20)

  It wasn’t easy. Part of the punishment of the fall was the increase in pain of childbirth (Genesis 3:16). Yet just birthing a child isn’t the only part of being a mother. It is raising that child, and that wasn’t easy after that as well. Cain would go on to become the first murderer, taking the life of his own brother.  What a tragic turn of events for Eve as a mother.

  Becoming a mother and being a mother isn’t an easy thing. Yet, Genesis 4:1 tells us how it can be done, “with the help of the Lord”. To be the best mother, one must lean on the wisdom, support, and guidance the Lord supplies.

  To raise a child to maturity, we must rely on the Lord.