Miraculous births

Sunday June 12th: Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. There are miraculous births in the scriptures. They come when God is doing a new thing. Isaac was born as Abraham and Sarah was looking at nursing homes. John the Baptist’s mother was old and barren also. Both Leah and Rachael were barren and brought forth children after prayer. Hannah gave birth to Samuel in answer to prayer and dedicated him to the Lord’s service. These births come as a gift to humanity. They come at a time when humanity is in need of someone to lead them. The final birth gift is that of Jesus, who came to bring life to all of creation. The birth is the ultimate gift of God.