My fantabulous wife Holly and I just got the word a little while back that Baby Buss #4 is on the way.
[Insert shouts of joy and hallelujah choir music here.]
Which has me thanking God and thinking about a lotta things (including some of the interesting reactions from many in this dying culture who can’t completely – or even partially – understand how a someone could actually be thrilled to have four kiddos aged five and under), some of which I will try to share soon. In the meantime, let’s celebrate the moment together with some supernaturally supercool lightning-in-a-bottle from Psalms, shall we?
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the children of one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man
who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
~ Psalm 127:3-5
Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
who walks in his ways!
2 You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house;
your children will be like olive shoots
around your table.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
who fears the Lord.
~ Psalm 128:1-4
Do most Americans believe these things?
Nope.
Do most professing Christians in America believe these things.
Nope.
Do most American Christians really view children as the blessing that Scripture describes them to be?
Not even close.
But there is a plus side to this. There is a silver lining.
Against the black backdrop provided by the postmodern culture of death in which we now live, and in which even most professing Christians enthusiastically swim, we have a great opportunity to shine by simple, clear contrast.
While others prioritize things like careers, nicer houses, more stuff, and better vacations, we can, by God’s grace, model the recognition and active prioritization of children as the superior blessings that they are.
How cool is that?!
So sing it with me now with feeling as though you not only believe it, but as though you really, truly, and actually love it…: “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.”
Soli Deo Gloria and woohoo to that!
If you’ve benefitted from the work done at Fire Breathing Christian, we ask that you
consider financially supporting the cause. You can do this in one of three ways:
You can drop a few bucks in the tip jar by making a one-time donation through PayPal.
You can also donate using cryptocurrencies at the following locations:
- Bitcoin (BTC) at 1Mu4a75yjroSLrMZiQFLoD66JhumVvH6E1
- Ethereum (ETH) at 0x7Be44b19C1ADDC2322AFD18cad206D9DcD37dB27
- Litecoin (LTC) at LN9AMhvasWRHhw25DCxvR9XtuySceKrs87
To sign up for your own cryptocurrency wallet (and receive $10 free bitcoin with your first $100 purchase), please click here.
You can make a regular contribution by joining our monthly support team.
You can use our Amazon.com affiliate link every time you order anything at Amazon.com.
We depend on God’s provision through His faithful people.
Thank you for supporting Fire Breathing Christian!
Please check out our video channel and our news satire site.
You can also help support the Fire Breathing Christian mission by checking out these books:
Stupid Elephant Tricks – The Other Progressive Party’s War on Christianity takes a painful but much needed look at how Christ-less “conservatism” has captivated Christians and co-opted them into helping march the culture ever deeper into darkness:
_____________________________________________________
The Beginning of Knowledge: Christ as Truth in Apologetics is an approachable, easy to read introduction to Christ-centered apologetics:
_____________________________________________________
Apathetic Christianity: The Zombie Religion of American Churchianity explores the tragic true horror story of all-American dead religion masquerading as Christianity:
_____________________________________________________
On Education is a compilation of some of the most provocative and compelling Fire Breathing Christian articles on the subject of children’s education:
_____________________________________________________
There Is No “God-Given Right” To Worship False Gods is a compilation of some of the most provocative Fire Breathing Christian articles on the subject of America’s embrace of a satanic approach to religious liberty:
_____________________________________________________
Fire Breathing Christians – The Common Believer’s Call to Reformation, Revival, and Revolution is the book that first presented the FBC mission to apply the Gospel-fueled Great Commission in every realm of God’s creation:
_____________________________________________________
An alternate white cover version of Fire Breathing Christians is available:
_____________________________________________________
There is also an alternate black cover version of Fire Breathing Christians:
Finally, here are a few good intro/reminder links for those of you who are new to Fire Breathing Christian and curious about exactly what’s goin’ on ’round here:
What are you, some kind of [insert label here] or something?!
What’s with that shark-fishie graphic thing?
Intro to Fire: The Power and Purpose of the Common Believer
When the Bible gets hairy. (Or: Is it right for men to have long hair?)
And especially this one: Never forget that apart from God’s grace you and I are complete morons.
I have two grown daughters and my husband and I also believed in the sad state of affairs of only replacement children. Later in life I learned more and am very sad we didn’t have more children. I have taught my daughters the folly in not producing children, but on the other hand since the government of the United States is claiming our children as their own and demanding they be poisoned by vaccinations having children is a very scary ordeal. I hope someday my children will be able to have children and I hope to be around to help them be awesome mothers and I hope they will be able to keep their children as their own and that the government will not steal them away. I am very happy for you Scott and may the Lord bless you and yours.