From conception, a child is a precious gift from God, as seen in Jeremiah 1:5, where the prophet is told that God knew him before he was born. The Psalms, particularly Psalms 127:3-5, describe children as a heritage and a blessing from the Lord. According to James 1:17, every good gift, including the gift of a newborn baby, comes from above, emphasizing God's sovereignty and love. In Matthew 19:14, Jesus welcomes little children, teaching that they are valued in God's kingdom, and their innocence and trust are examples to believers.
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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.
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
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.
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.”
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him, I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.
From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
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.
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.
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.