Mother's and wives, wives and mothers, you gotta love 'em! After all, where would we be without our mothers? Humm. And who among us could ever find anything without our wives? I'm kidding, OK!
In all seriousness, with Mother's Day approaching, let's show some respect to those who hold our society, our churches, our families, our lives together! Mothers and wives, the world is sustained by their Christ-like love. With that thought in mind, the 1999 Mother's Day Edition of the Heavenly Top Ten, is my own humble tribute to the fairer, stronger, wiser sex.
“Top Ten Complaints From
Biblical Mothers or Wives”
- Eve to Adam: "You never take me anywhere different to eat!"
- Sarah to Abraham: "Maybe if you stopped treating me like your sister, we could start a family!" (Gen 12:19)
- Elizabeth to John the Baptist: "I cook you a nice meal and all you want is locust, locust, locust!"
- Pharaoh's Daughter to Moses: "Stop parting the bath water, Moses, and wash behind those ears!"
- David's mom to Jesse, her husband: "Do you really think it was a good idea to get David that sling? He's going to put someone's eye out with that thing!"
- Manoah's wife to her son Samson: "Can't you clean the sink after you shampoo? I'm sick of all these long hairs!"
- Elizabeth to Mary: "I love talking to you, Mary, really I do, but can you speak a little softer? This kid just won't stop doing the rhumba in my tummy!" (Luke 1:44)
- Mary to Joseph: "I TOLD you to make reservations!"
- Herodias to her daughter: "I told Herod that if he didn't do something about this John nut, I would make sure the problem came to a head!"
- And the number one complaint
made by a biblical mother or wife is: - Pilate's wife to Pilate after the resurrection: "You never listen to me, do you?" How do you feel now "Mr. Wash-Your-Hands-In-Public"?! (Mat 27:19)
The Heavenly Top Ten is intended to be a fun look at
issues of faith and fellowship. It should not be considered a serious treatment
of
any of the topics presented.