There is no question that God wants every married couple to have a baby. Let there be no doubt about it; it is God’s will for you to have a baby.
By and by, these
timeless truths get challenged as the months and years go by and we still don’t
have a baby. After some years into our married lives, we begin to ask, “Why are
we not pregnant yet?” Our hearts and minds begin to wonder and wander. We are
then made aware of some serious information like:
- This
auntie never had a baby
- This
cousin had a miscarriage
- This one
has a cyst and/or myoma…
And the list
went on.
We then
realize that we are related to a lot of family and relatives who have medical
conditions that challenge reproductive health, fertility, and conception. In
what seems to be a sad fate, we share a similar genetic weakness.
We begin to
worry; we start to doubt. But the good news is God’s promises are not
dependent on our circumstances. It is entirely all on God’s
faithfulness, mercy, and grace. The Blood of the Lamb is thicker than our genetics.
The King of kings overrules our kinship.
Our Lord
God, who promised our wholeness and well-being, is faithful. (see Hebrews
10:23) God’s promises are true, it’s true for you, and it will come true.
The Lord will come through for you. And so we cry out for mercy, longing for a
baby promise to be fulfilled - for this is all on God’s grace. We cannot make
any of these happen, no matter how hard we try, no matter how loud we cry.
We all have
strengths and weaknesses, but God is sovereign above us all. Most couples find
it so easy to be pregnant – and we rejoice with them! But for some of us, it
will then have to be supernatural. Either way, let God get the glory.
The Battle for a Baby
The God who answers by fire, He is
God.
[see 1 Kings
18:24]
The Prophet
Elijah challenged the people of the Covenant to return to the One True God,
because their devotion was already lured to the pretend god, Baal. The false
priests of this false religion accepted the challenge of calling down fire from
heaven - because they have.
But when
they made their sacrifices and rituals, no fire came. Only Elijah, the true and
real servant of God, was able to call down fire from above. The Lord will
eliminate pretentious competition.
Moreover, this
was not the first time. Some generations earlier, a similar confrontation
occurred. The Prophet Moses challenged the false priests of Egypt and their
demon gods. These pretenders were able to repeat the first few plagues, but
when they could no longer copy, they declared, “This is the finger of God!” [see
Exodus 8:19]
All through
the ages, there were other demonic pretend gods who stole the hearts of couples
in their pursuit of having a baby.
The devil is
competing for attention. In every culture in the world, there can be traced some
folklore in which the ancient people of a particular region have a form of
deity attributing to a god and/or a goddess of fertility and harvest.1
Each region has some stories to tell that are similar to other distant places:
That they needed to perform some fertility and harvest rites and rituals to
bring down rain, or on a personal level, to cause conception and have a baby.
[1] List of fertility deities: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fertility_deities)
But the Lord
of the Harvest will never share His glory. [see Isaiah 42:8] When He
does a miracle, He alone deserves the praise and recognition.
Our
enemy and deceiver is crafty and
cunning. He is the great pretender: And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades
as an angel of light. [2 Corinthians 11:14 BSB]
Over time,
some of these demonic identities were given new labels. Some are known as
patron saints.2
2 See example: Obando Fertility Rites (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obando_Fertility_Rites)
But God is
holy. He will never ever share His
glory. The Lord is a jealous God.
You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form
of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters
beneath. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD
your God, am a jealous God… [Exodus 20:4-5 BSB]
For you must not worship any other god, for the
LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. [Exodus 34:14 BSB]
The Apostle
Paul emphasized this further:
No, but the
sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you
to be participants with demons. You cannot drink the cup of
the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord
and the table of demons too. Are we trying to provoke the
Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He? [1 Corinthians
10:20-22 BSB]
This drama
of having no child has been abused and capitalized by the devil. This toothless
clawless predator is roaring lies and deceit, and he is actively seeking anyone
he may devour. [see 1 Peter 5:8]
But no
worries, the devil is no match for God. We have a lopsided victory. We win!
YOU WILL HAVE A BABY!
God will show you His power to save, [see Psalm 50.23] even through childlessness. We just have to obey follow Him with all of our being.
- Taken from Expectant Parents By Faith, Praying to have a baby
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