Give Me Children

Genesis 29-30; Luke 12 

“…So she said to Jacob, ‘Give me children, or I’ll die!’…Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and opened her womb. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, ‘God has taken away my disgrace.’ She named him Joseph, and said, ‘May the Lord add to me another son.’”

Genesis 30:1, 22-24

This desperate cry and prayer of Rachel’s, ‘give me children or I’ll die,’ was heard by the Lord. God listened to Rachel, and he is listening to countless parents like her. As those who have been born again into God’s spiritual family, we all have been called to reproduce.

How desperate are we to have spiritual children that we conceive through prayer?

Spiritual new birth is a miracle that only God can do; however, he is asking us to cooperate with him in the womb of intercession and pray for our ‘Josephs.’ Rachel wasn’t satisfied with one son; she wanted many more. As churches and disciples in the West, many have not had spiritual children.

Are we desperate to see our family of faith grow, or have we accepted our barren state?

“Give us children, or we will die!” must be our prayer.

“Lord Jesus, I pray for children and opportunities to share the gospel, for your glory.”