God's Best Gift
God's Best Gift "Don't you see that children are God's best gift? The fruit of the womb his generous legacy? Like a warrior's fistful of arrows are the children of a vigorous youth. Oh, how blessed are you parents, with your quivers full of children! Your enemies don't stand a chance against you; you'll sweep them right off your doorstep." Psalm 127:3-5 (The Message) Psalm 127 tells us that our children are "God's best gift." The Hebrew language used in this verse indicates our children are our inheritance from God, our God-assigned portion. Our children are not simply the result of two adults desiring to fulfill the Creation Mandate and populate the world. Our children were created by God and assigned to us specifically. These verses go on to tell us that our children are designed for victory. They are like a warrior's arrows made to hit the mark and we are blessed when our homes are full of children because our "enemies don...
