Note, Those that trust in God, in his providence and promise, though they have great families and small incomes, can cheerfully hope that he who sends mouths will send meat. He who feeds the brood of the ravens will not starve the seed of the righteous.
It is an English proverb that can be traced to the 16th century, if not earlier, to which he refers: "God who sends mouths will send meat."
Elsewhere, on Psalm 127, he writes:
Children are a heritage, and a reward, and are so to be accounted, blessings and not burdens; for he that sends mouths will send meat if we trust in him.
And on Jeremiah 35.12-19, he writes:
Note, Sometimes those that have the smallest estates have the most numerous progeny; but he that sends mouths will be sure to send meat.
Trusting that it is God alone who opens and closes the womb, and that his blessings are blessings indeed, remember that God never gives more than we can handle, but if we walk in the path of obedience and righteousness, God who is faithful will provide all that we need, and even more than we could think to ask.
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ReplyDeleteMay I have permission to republish this on my blog, A Ruby In The Rough, http://paddlingupcreek.wordpress.com/? I have been having a discussion with some dear believers on the issue of birth control and this post adds some new verses and commentary that we have not so far discussed. I hope to publish a condensed version of our discussion at some time in the future but we are not yet done exploring this topic!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your note. You are most welcome to republish this post, and I do hope that it will be an edifying contribution to your ongoing discussion, which sounds very interesting. Many blessings!
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