Birth Is Mystery Of Mercy

“By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.” (Psalm 71:6)

“Before he was able to understand the power which preserved him, he was sustained by it. God knows us before we know anything. The elect of old lay in the bosom of God before they were laid on their mothers' bosoms; and when their infantile weakness had no feet strong enough to carry it, the Lord upheld it. We do well to reflect upon divine goodness to us in childhood, for it is full of food for gratitude. Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels. Even before conscious life, the care of God is over his chosen. Birth is a mystery of mercy, and God is with both mother and babe. If marriages are registered in heaven, we may be sure that births are also.” 

- Charles Spurgeon/The Treasury of David

So much to consider here.

• “By thee have I been holden up from the womb”. The Psalmist let’s us know that it is God who sustains us in the womb.

• “Even before conscious life”. Before our ability to think, before we are aware of self or our surroundings, when we were the tiniest of cells readying to split and multiply, God was there, weaving us together, taking care of us.

• “…lay in the bosom of God before” Before the foundation of the earth, we were of and with God.

• “Birth is a mystery of mercy”. Spurgeon is so right. And if it is God’s will, grace and mercy that one of His elect are not to walk this earth, fear not, for the children of God’s married elect will find home in heaven with the Father.

Our praise for God shall be continuous for He is always with His children

Bill Hitchcock