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May 13
Tuesday


NEW BIRTH

READ:
Palm 139:7-16
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You formed my inward
parts; you covered me
in my mother's womb.
__Psalm 139:13
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What is there about babies that makes us smile? Many people will stop everything at the sight or sound of a baby and will flock to gaze at the little one. I noticed this when I visited my dad at a nursing home. Though most of the residents were wheelchair-bound and suffered from dementia, the visit of a family with a baby almost unfailingly brought a spark of joy to their eyes that__tentatively at first but then undoubtedly__became a smile. It was amazing to watch.

Perhaps babies bring a smile because of the wonder of a new life__so precious, tiny, and full of promise. Seeing a baby can remind us of our awesome God and the great love He has for us. He loved us so much that He gave us life and formed us in our mother's womb. "You formed my inward parts," the psalmist says, "You covered me in my mother's womb" (Os. 139:13).

Not only does He give us physical life but He also offers us spiritual rebirth through Jesus (John 3:3-8). God promises believers new bodies and life eternal when Jesus returns (1 Cor. 15:50-52).

Physical life and spiritual rebirth__gifts to celebrate from our Father's hand. __Alyson Kieda RBC staff editor

``````````````````````In His own image God created man,```````````````````````
``````````````````He formed his body from the dust of earth;```````````````````
``````````````````But more than that, to all who are in Christ````````````````````
`````````````````He gives eternal life by second birth. __Hess````````````````````
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I will praise You...; marvelous are Your works.
__Psalm 139:14

*****************************Today Bible Reading __ Psalm 139:7-16*********************************

7 Where can I go from
Your Spirit? Or where can
I flee from Your presence?

8 If I ascend into heaven,
You are there; If I make my
bed in hell, behold, You are
there. 9 If I take the wings
of the morning, and dwell
in the uttermost parts of the
sea, 10 even there Your hand
shall lead me, and Your
right hand shall hold me.

11 If I say, "Surely the
darkness shall fall on me,"
even the night shall be light
about me; 12 indeed, the
darkness shall not hide
from You, but the night
shines as the day; the
darkness and the light are
both alike to You. 13 for You
formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my
mother's womb. 14 I will
praise You, for I am
fearfully and wonderfully
make; marvelous are Your
works, and that my soul
knows very well. 15 My
frame was not hidden from
You, when I was made in
secret, and skillfully
wrought in the lowest parts
of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw my
substance, being yet
unformed. And in Your
book they all were written,
the days fashioned for me,
when as yet there were
none of them.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
In David's inspired reflections on the presence of God everywhere,
we see an eloquent description of the child's development within
the mother's womb. "My frame was not hidden from You, when
I was made in secret" (v.15). God's providential oversight of the
development of new life is a testimony to the image of God in
humans. God cares about us and our need for rescue. It was because
of this love that He became a man and purchased redemption for all
who place their trust in Jesus' sacrificial death and resurrection.

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