The Best Thing A Mother Can Do For Her Child

   What’s the best thing a mother can do for her child?  Certainly, one of the strongest desires in the heart of a mother is for the welfare and well being of her child.  Typically speaking, little compares with the devotion of a mother to her child.  Motherly love is one of the greatest examples of compassion in the human experience.  There is little that a mother would not do to save or protect her child, even to the point of giving her life.  So, what’s the best thing a mother can do for her child?

   Many noble sounding suggestions could be made.  Make sure her child has a roof over his head.  Make sure her child has plenty of good, nutritious food to eat on a regular basis.  Make sure her child receives proper and consistent medical care, including needed vaccinations and medications.  Make sure her child has adequate clothing for all times of the year.  Make sure her child has a proper education to prepare him for life.  Make sure her child knows, without a doubt, that he is loved.  Make sure her child is well schooled in the social graces.
   All of these are good suggestions, and many more could be offered.  A thoughtful mother would not focus on only one of these things to the exclusion of the others.  Rather, her desire would be to try to provide all of these for her child.  She would recognize that he needs to be provided for in many ways, for his needs are many.  It might even be suggested that the best thing a mother could do for her child would be to provide for him in all of these ways, and even more.
   However, the single most important thing a child needs is not on that list.  And, even if a child had all of those things provided for him, he still would not have what he needs most of all.  The best thing, the most important thing a mother can do for her child is to lead him to salvation in Jesus Christ.  All of the rest is secondary by comparison.  If a child is loved, has all of the necessities and beyond, but he does not have the Lord, he is living a life that will end in utter despair.  He has no ultimate direction or eternal hope.  He does not have the only thing that really matters.  He is, in the truest sense, a lost soul!
   If a mother really wants to do her best for her child, she’ll first look to her own spiritual life and do her best to make sure that she’s walking with God faithfully.  Then she’ll diligently teach her child of the Savior’s love for him.  She’ll teach him to love and obediently follow the teachings of Jesus Christ.  Her greatest goal for her child will be his eternal salvation.  Her most profound peace of mind concerning him will be knowing that he is saved in the Lord.  Leading him to salvation in Christ is the very best thing a mother can do for her child (Eph. 6:1-4)…