For You From The Word
As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:9)
For You To Think About
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A lot of things have to work perfectly to create a baby: ovulation, travel, and timing. Even if all systems perform flawlessly, the odds of conceiving are only as high as about 25% each month. Consider the required conditions:
The egg is most receptive for just 48 hours … 24 hours before and after ovulation.
Sperm must take a long trip to do their job. Even the fastest of them travel just 1/8 inch per minute.
In the best of circumstances, sperm can survive just 6-7 days.
The two must meet and hook up with no “issues.”
The fertilized egg must travel and find a place to stay (“implant”) where it will stay happily for months.
All those factors (and more) must line up without a hitch in order for a pregnancy to occur.
What are the chances that the whole thing was a random mistake? Or that God was busy with other things … or He wasn’t paying attention but instead was on a coffee break?
We may call a pregnancy “unplanned,” but for it to happen is one of God’s enduring miracles.
For You To Pray
Mighty God,
A series of miracles must take place for a woman to become pregnant. You orchestrate every one of them. We worship You for Your ways which are high above ours – and for never taking a break but always being present.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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