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Pastor Chris White says to all of you: GOOD MORNING MY FRIENDS. May the Lord bless you today.
BUENOS DIAS MIS AMIGOS. Que el Señor los bendiga.
The Scriptures are very clear that God is present in the
creation of every human life. The most vivid depiction of this is seen in Psalm 139:13-18. The fact that God sovereignly
superintended David’s creation caused him to praise God. David also pointed out
the fact that God had the details of his life planned before eternity. In Jeremiah 29:11 God confirms David’s thoughts:
“’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you
and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” Of course, this
brings up a very good question. What about those conceived out of rape or
illegitimacy? The parent or parents that are responsible for that child may not
“feel” as though that child is a blessing from God, but how that
child was conceived does not mean that God did not sovereignly superintend its
formation in the womb as David speaks of. God has a plan and purpose for every
person born regardless of how that birth came about. If this were not so then
the Scripture would not have said so. In the New Testament, we read that God
loves us so much that He sent His Son to die for us (John 3:16).
This love is the same love that compelled the Savior to teach the disciples
God’s Word and to demonstrate God’s love for us through His death and
resurrection (1 John 4:7-8). There is
no end to how much God loves us and desires to bless us. The intention of God
in the creation of man was to have fellowship with Him. First John 4 tells us that once we recognize
this, it enables us to love others. Whether we view every child as a blessing
from God depends on how much we see that child as God sees him. When we look at
each child through the eyes of God, there is no question that every one is a
blessing from Him. If we look at that child through the eyes of sin, then we
would doubt that blessing because we focus on the creature and not the Creator.
It is God’s plan and desire that each child be born according to His plan for
us and that is through marriage. When that does not happen, it does not exclude
the fact of God’s love and care for the child. David concluded in Psalm 139:17 that God’s thoughts for His
people were indeed precious and innumerable. The most practical application of
this is seen in the lineage of Christ in Matthew 1. All through the names, we recognize
those who failed in life in some way and see those who were born of
illegitimacy and sin. This did not disrupt the fact that God’s Word was
fulfilled and brought the blessing of salvation to man.
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