I was reading the One Year Bible this morning (Bible Before Breakfast of course - Job 23:12 - The 3B Challenge) and I noticed something... They did some insane things when it came to having children because it was so important to them...
Abraham had an intense discussion with God because he didn't have children of his own... God promises him children and it is taking a while so he and Sarah come up with this plan to help God's promise come to pass because they wanted children NOW - Hagar and Ishmael... But then after still doing things that produce children at the ages of 90 and 100 the child of promise came through Sarah - Isaac...
Rebekah was barren so Isaac made it a spiritual matter and prayed then she conceived and had twins...
Jacob had all kinds of things going on with Leah and Rachel when it came to children... even to the point of Leah trading food for a night with the old boy and she conceived that night...
I am not saying any of the insanity was God's plan or way of bringing children about for them but man were they serious about having some children...
Then I was reminded about Joel's prophesy which was echoed by Peter in the book of Acts... I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh and your sons and daughters will prophesy... Am I as serious about having spiritual children so as to be able to increase the vessels for Holy Spirit to be poured into?
In Galatians it says that we are heirs of the promise that God gave to Abraham because we are in Christ. One of the promises was for a multitude of descendants - not just a lot of church goers, but descendants - sons and daughters... what lengths would I go to to have more spiritual children? How insane would it seem to others who do not understand the necessity of having multitudes of descendants?
Just a thought...
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