The birth of a child is a precious gift from God, as stated in Psalms 127:3, where children are described as a heritage from the Lord. According to Jeremiah 1:5, God knows and has a plan for each child even before they are born, demonstrating His loving care and sovereignty. In Matthew 19:14, Jesus welcomes children and teaches that they are precious to Him, while James 1:17 reminds us that every good gift, including the gift of a new baby, comes from above. The prayers of Hannah in 1 Samuel 1:27 also illustrate the importance of dedicating children to God's service from an early age.
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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.
“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.
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.”
From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.
And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.
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.
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 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.
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
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.
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.
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 God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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.