Today at some point, most likely my friends will get a special delivery from the stork that drops off newborns. If you were to tell someone completely ignorant of where babies come from, the whole stork story is not much more of a stretch than than labor itself. Except that the miracle of birth actually happens.
Jesus -the creator of all, fully knowledgeable in each of the days of this boy or girl's soon-to-be-born-life, will entrust and lease out the life of this child to two earthlings who are up for the blessing.
We usually think of faith and trust as something that we give God, totally true. But also, in this sense God is putting faith and trust in my friends to bring this child up in the fullness of what Christ has planned. Eventually the child will be choosing the way to go. But for now its hugely up to my friends.
That's why obedience to the Spirit is powerful. They will fail on our own to raise this child, but God honors a sincere heart striving for obedience. God loves prayers on behalf of this child. God levels the path and straightens their trail by grace. The more Christlike they are, the more merciful parents can be toward their kid. Jesus loves two endeavoring parents who count on Him.
Congratulations on the new life that is breathed today for the first time. What an amazing thing. The implications are infinite and joyous.
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