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The
Love of a Mother
Solomon
Rosenberg, his wife, his 2 sons, and his mother and
father were arrested and placed in a Nazi
concentration camp during the Holocaust of WWII. It
was a labor camp and the rules were simple: "As
long as you can do your work, you are permitted to
live. When you become too weak to do your work, then
you will be exterminated."
Rosenberg
watched his mother and father being marched off to
their deaths when they became too weak to work.
He knew that his youngest son, David, would be
next because David had always been a frail child.
Every
evening when
Rosenberg
came back into the barracks after his hours of labor,
he would search for the faces of his family. When he
found them, they would huddle together, embrace one
another, and thank God for another day of life.
One
day
Rosenberg
came back, but he didn’t see those familiar faces.
He finally discovered his oldest son, Joshua, in a
corner, huddled, weeping, and praying. He said,
"Josh, tell me it’s not true." Joshua
turned and said, "It is true, Poppa. Today David
was not strong enough to do his work, so they came for
him."
"But
WHERE is your mother?" asked Mr.
Rosenberg.
"Oh
Poppa," he exclaimed. "When they came for
David, he was afraid and he
was crying. Momma said, ‘There is nothing to
be afraid of, David,’ . . . .
and then she took his hand and went with him."
There
are few things as strong as the love of a mother for
her children –
a love so strong that it would choose to give up life
so her child can be comforted.
The
love of Mrs. Rosenberg pictures the sacrificial love
Jesus has for US.
In order to take away OUR fear of death, He went
before us (Hebrews 2:14-15).
He met death "head on" – in
fact, He died for us so that we might have the
forgiveness of sins and the hope of eternal life
(Ephesians 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:10).
Jesus was buried but emerged from the grave
victorious, so that WE might have hope in the
Resurrection. "O
death, where is your sting?
O grave, where is your victory?
Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Cor. 15:55,
57).
The
victory belongs to THOSE who submit their lives to
Christ: believing
in Him (Acts 16:30-31), turning from sin in repentance
(Acts 17:30-31), confessing
Him before men (Romans 10:9-10), and being baptized
(immersed) for the forgiveness of our sins (Acts
2:38). Victory
will continue to be enjoyed by those who continue to
follow Jesus faithfully for the rest of their lives (1
John 1:7).
“As
one whom his mother comforts, So I will comfort
you,” says the Lord (Isaiah 66:13).
Will
YOU “take His hand”
in trusting obedience?
David
A. Sargent, Minister
Church of Christ at Creekwood
1901 Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
* Melvin
M. Newland, in "A Mother's Love," www.sermoncentral.com,
reported to be a
true story.
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