Proverbs 31:25-28. “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.”

Mothers are a reflection of God’s love—strong, wise, patient, and faithful. In Proverbs 31, we see a picture of a woman whose value goes far beyond her daily tasks. She is a woman of strength and dignity, whose words bring wisdom and whose presence brings stability and peace to her home.
This passage doesn’t just celebrate what mothers do, but who they are in God’s eyes—pillars of grace, bearers of wisdom, and the heart of the home. Her legacy is not only seen in the meals she prepares or the lessons she teaches, but in the lives she shapes—lives that rise and call her blessed.
In the Bible, Mothers are seen as Life-Givers and Nurturers (Gen 3:20). A person worthy to be honoured (Ex 20:12). Models of faith (2 Tim 1:5) and prayers and protectors for their children (1Sam 1).
Whether you’re a mother yourself or honouring one today, remember this: God’s Word recognizes and uplifts the role of mothers as sacred and powerful. A mother’s influence can echo through generations, just as Timothy’s faith was shaped by his mother and grandmother. Not all mothers are these things and some mother’s are sick and haven’t good models themselves, but we can still be thankful for them and honour them as our mothers.

Tony Galea

Every form of life has its enemies. Insects have to watch out for hungry birds and birds have to watch out for hungry cats and dogs. We even have to dodge automobiles and fight off germs. This life that is real also has an enemy, and we read about it in this section.
This enemy is sin. Nine times in these verses John mentioned sin, so the subject is obviously not unimportant. John illustrated his theme by using the contrast between light and darkness: God is light; sin is darkness.
But there is another contrast here too—the contrast between saying and doing. Four times John wrote, “If we say” (1 John 1:6, 8, 10; 2:4). It is clear that our Christian life is to amount to more than mere “talk”; we must also “walk,” or live, what we believe.
If we are in fellowship with God (if we are “walking in the light”), our lives will back up what our lips are saying. But if we are living in sin (“walking in darkness”), then our lives will contradict what our lips are saying, making us hypocrites.
Let’s not be counterfeit Christians let’s be fair-dinkum to ourselves and our Lord!

Tony Galea