Mother's day

With Mother’s Day in mind, the Freedom Writers are composing our thoughts on the nurturing qualities of God.  

I must admit, I love lady’s events!  I love the décor, the warm greetings, the kindness and compassion that just embody what I think of when I think of nurture.  But I must admit, growing up a tomboy, I didn’t always appreciate or understand…

A  Definition…
I loved the picture of the warrior God, God almighty, El Shaddai. Funny thing though, when I looked up this word in the Hebrew, it has a double meaning – what???

​Most Bible scholars say that Shaddai is derived from the Hebrew word, “shaddu” meaning mountain.  As a result, the most common interpretation of the name El Shaddai is God Almighty or God the “overpowerer.”  Other Bible scholars have said that “Shaddai” is from the Hebrew root word, “Shad” meaning “breast”.  In addition to El Shaddai speaking of God as being almighty, El Shaddai also speaks to His ability to nurture and satisfy.  These scholars say that the name speaks to God as being nourishing, satisfying and supplying all our needs as a mother would a child. (crosswalk.com; El Shaddai meaning) I think Amy Grant says it best…

A Scripture…
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!” 
An Endearing Scene…

This month, my prayer is that we would crawl up into His lap for a hug.  I pray that we would receive the comfort we need from The Almighty, nurturing God, and “comfort those with the comfort we have been given.”

With Much Love, Hugs, and Pretty Décor, 😊
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Christina, [email protected]