Before coming to this verse, the Lord speaks about labour and childbirth and compares it to establishing a people for Himself. He makes it clear that he is the one who gives the strength for babies to be delivered after hard labour, and He is also the one who establishes His people. 

Though it seemed to the faithful in Judah that they would never be comforted, but always suffer the hatred and exclusion of others, God promised to comfort them as a mother comforts her child. 

This picture of a mother’s comfort shows us something deeply true about God’s character. His comfort is personal, tender, and near. And as people created in His image, we are also called to reflect that same kind of care to others. 

Throughout Scripture, we see God at work through ordinary people—men and women alike—showing His love, patience, and faithfulness in everyday ways. This is part of what it means to live as His people: not just receiving His comfort, but becoming people who reflect it. 

When the Spirit is at work in us, His fruit begins to grow in our lives—love, patience, kindness, gentleness. These are not just inward qualities; they are meant to be seen and experienced by others. In a world that often feels harsh, divided, and weary, even small acts of care and compassion can point people to God. 

Whether you are a parent or not, whether you feel strong in your faith or struggling, you have the opportunity to reflect God’s comfort to those around you. A listening ear, a gentle word, a faithful presence—these can all be ways that God’s love is made visible. 

As we consider the family of God this Mother’s Day, let us remember that we are all called to reflect His character. He is the one who brings life, gives strength, and comforts His children—and by His Spirit, He works through us to do the same for others.

In 2 Corinthians 6, Paul talks about living as God’s children in a sinful world. Within this list of hard earthly circumstances compared with heavenly realities, Paul says that we are unknown, yet well known (2 Cor. 6:9, ESV). 

Part of living as children of God is to be unknown, hated, rejected, or simply considered to be strange by the world. This world is not our home. In this world we may feel like (or really be) strangers, foreigners, outcasts, orphaned, unwanted, unloved, rejected, and alone. But we are not truly alone, and we are not unknown. We have a good Father who knew us and knew our stories before our first breath. He adopted us, He lavishes His love on us, and He will bring us to our forever home! 

Though we are unknown by the world, we are well known by our Father! He genuinely delights in His children. He makes our home with him. He takes us in. He holds us tight. He loves us with steadfast love. 

Hold fast in your memory this week the truth that your Father in heaven loves you deeply! And He isn’t stingy with his love, but abundant, lavishing it upon His children. 

From every corner of the world, we are eternally connected to people we’ve never even met. 

This world can be such a divisive place, but beyond the many things that would seem to divide us, we who call God our Father are joined together through Him as brothers and sisters. 

For many, the Christian walk with God can feel very isolating. Maybe you don’t have any believing family. Maybe your workplace or classes feel totally devoid of any reference to God. Maybe you feel rejected for your faith in Him. Or maybe you look at the news and it feels like the world is falling apart. Maybe you are feeling more strongly that “‘there is no one righteous, not even one’” (Rom. 3:10). 

Hopelessness thrives in isolation, and we were not made to walk this road alone. God did not adopt us as individuals only, but made us a family that outnumbers the sand on the shore! 

No matter how lonely it gets, we are never truly alone. We are all made brothers and sisters to each other and co-heirs with Christ. And we have an eternal home with Him to look forward to! 

As you go through your day-to-day life, do it in the remembrance that you are a part of the family of God that spans all generations, every nation and culture, every language and race, for all of time! 

All of our fathers will have fallen short of this standard in one way or another, but God our Father has never failed in His great love for us! 

When we ask him for what we want, he knows how to give us what is good for us (Matt. 7:11). When we disobey, He disciplines out of love for us (Heb. 12:9-11). When we run away, he runs to find us (Luke 15:11-24). 

God is our perfect Heavenly Father. No matter what kind of father you grew up with, God the Father infinitely exceeds every image that we can come up with for what a Father ought to be! And if you are a father, or even if you have people who look up to you in some way, you have the opportunity to reflect your Heavenly Father to others. You have the opportunity to do good to others, to show compassion, to be gentle and strong instead of harsh and provoking, to embrace the lost, to correct with love. And when you fall short, as we all do, you have the promise of a good Father who will not disown you but will forgive and transform you! 

This Father’s Day, let us give thanks to our Heavenly Father and trust in Him, in His compassion and steadfast love for us.