The Curse of the Mother
“To the woman he said, ‘I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children.’” - Genesis 3:16a
“To the woman he said, ‘I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children.’” - Genesis 3:16a
In pain, Christ brought forth the children of God. His body was broken to bring many sons to glory. His body, the sacrifice, gave life and bore the fruit of the Spirit in those who abide in him.
In our curse, we are blessed. In our curse, we identify with Christ in a way only the woman can. We are given a picture of what he endured, and how he labored, for the joy set before him.
In pain, we bring forth children and are reminded of Christ. We embrace the sanctification that the living sacrifice of motherhood works in us, beginning with the breaking of our bodies, and it draws our eyes upward. We bear the fruit of the flesh and reflect on the fruit of the Spirit.
In pain, we deliver children into this physical life. How much more Christ when he endured the cross for the deliverance of sinners into the kingdom of God!
As the first birth, born of water and of blood, so the spiritual birth—the blood of Christ, the water of baptism.
All things here below testify of the saving work of Christ. It is no less true in the curse of the mother who brings forth her offspring in pain and, yet, with joy.
To my three boys, whom God uses daily to break my flesh and build my spirit.
