A New Baby

I was sleeping soundly, all the excitement of the world around me shut out for several blissful hours of wonderful rest. Suddenly I heard my wife’s calm gentle voice next to me telling me that her water had broke. When your wife is nine months along, such news is not unexpected, but at twenty after three in the morning it can be a surprise. I knew I had to stay calm. A few weeks earlier Crystal had has some false labor pains and I had gotten all nervous. She reminded me that if I stayed calm it would be easier for her to stay calm.
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We had arranged ahead of time for a babysitter to come over for our older son when this special moment came. I placed the call to her, and then to my mother who was also planning to come. It is amazing how gracious people are about being woke up in the middle of the night when a baby is on the way. The joy of a new precious life coming into this world seems to overshadow all the feelings of inconvenience.
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We then made our way to the hospital, counting the minutes between contractions on our way. They were coming about 5-6 minutes apart by this time. The nurses helped Crystal get settled into our room as we excitedly waited for the arrival of our little A.J.
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Crystal was a real trooper. She calmly breathed through each contraction. I could clearly see the pain on her face, yet she had been through this before and knew what to expect. By 8 a.m. she was holding our beautiful baby son.
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It is amazing to witness a birth. I have watched calves, pigs, and even kittens come into this world, but those events pale in comparison to watching the births of my sons. A real live human baby breathing air for the very first time is a sight to behold. Just to imagining that this is the first time that this little person has ever experienced light or air is an astounding thought. No wonder they cry.
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Now that our son was born, we finally got to see him and hold him. Even though I had not seen little A.J. until the birth, we knew he was there. Once we confirmed that my wife was expecting, we knew for certain that a baby was growing inside of her, even though we could not see him. We witnessed the first ultrasound pictures at such an early date that we were not even able to tell if he was a boy or a girl. Even though these pictures were taken before 13 weeks along, we were still able to see the little head, body, hands, and feet. By 17 weeks she began to feel him move. Soon I began to feel him move. Clearly he was a real baby even before he was born. Our precious little Allan Jerry Miller was not just a glob of tissue, he was and is a real baby.
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I must admit that it disturbs me know that even in our little town there are likely some people who think that it would have been okay for us to have killed our little baby a few months ago before he was born. Now if these people do not even call themselves Christians, and make no pretense of a fear of God, such a position would not be all that surprising. What disturbs me most is when people call themselves Christian and yet defend the most ungodly things. Please see my article on should ‘Christians’ be trusted.
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If you are a real Christian, you should care what God’s Word has to say in this matter. Consider Psalms 139:13-15, “For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.” David speaks personally of himself in this passage, because even when he was in the womb, he was a real person.
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God speaks to Jeremiah, telling the prophet that he was personally known and chosen before birth. “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5.
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John the Baptist is called a babe, not a bunch of tissue when he was in the womb. “And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:” Luke 1:41.
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As I look at my son, I cannot imagine anyone condoning killing him at this point. Only a complete pagan would suggest the killing of my sweet little boy. The question then must be asked, “if he was a baby before he was born, what is the difference between killing him then and killing him now?” If you are a Christian who has condoned the murder of innocent life, repent. If you have supported such barbaric acts because you do not know the Savior, realize that repentance is available to you as well.
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Finally, some who are reading this may be faced with the decision concerning life or death for a baby within you. Please get an ultrasound first and see who you are killing. Further, many women are filled with heartache over past sin. Please realize that even the sin of murder can be forgiven by God. If you come to Christ for salvation, He is able to remove our transgression as far as the east is from the west. 1 John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”