Most mothers will do anything to have their baby in their arms and also do anything to make sure no harm comes to them. In 1st kings Chapter 3, a woman lost her newborn baby and took another from a woman’s home. In order to get the baby back, Solomon’s court saw that both women were claiming to be the biological mother.
What did Wise Solomon say to resolve this issue? “Cut the living child in two, and give half to one woman and half to the other.” Completely outrageous right? One of the mothers actually agreed! “He will be neither mine nor yours! Let them cut him in two!” Thankfully the true mother would very much prefer for her baby to be alive than dead. “Give the living child to the first woman! By no means put him to death, for she is his mother.”
The original mother didn’t know it was a clever ploy. She was ready to give up her baby to make sure he would be fine. Who knows why the impostor was willing for that baby to be cut in half.
If the story changes from mother to father, the end of the story will be the same. It’s because parents always love their children. Every parents would rather sacrifice themselves or do anything they can to protect their children. We should take actions to love them more than they love us as soon as possible. Like take time to ask how their day was, hug them often, and tell them you love them. Do these often before it is too late.
Saturday, 3 May 2025