From conception, children are considered precious gifts from God, known and loved by Him. In Jeremiah, the prophet is told that God knew him before he was born, emphasizing the divine awareness and care for each life from the beginning. The Psalms, particularly Psalms 127 and 139, beautifully describe the formation of a child in the womb, highlighting God's intimate involvement in their creation. According to Proverbs, the way children are raised is crucial, as training them in the right path will shape their future, a principle that underscores the importance of nurturing and guiding them in a godly way.
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“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.
But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.