The
birth of a child is a marvelous thing. Maybe
you have children of your own and you have experienced this marvel first-hand. It could be you have never had children of
your own but you were close enough to see the births of nieces, nephews, or a
best friend’s child. Everyone has been
touched by the marvel of this new-life in some relation or another.
Have
you ever observed how a pregnant woman is treated? Her friends oh and ah over every little
progression of her pregnancy and when she is out in public people open doors
for her. She is asked when the due date
is and people marvel over the idea that a little human is growing inside
her. On the day of the child’s birth
there are more ohs and ahs; the birth of a child is a marvelous thing.
According
to the United States Census Bureau, for 2010 there was an estimated 361,481
babies born each day all over the world. This means that (if the statistics remain the same for 2013) for every minute there
are 251 babies born worldwide and consequently 15,062 births in an hour (http://www.numberof.net/number-of-babies-born-in-a-day/). These numbers seem staggering to contemplate. Just think about it: in the last sixty seconds at least 250 babies
were born. Each of those babies has the
potential to grow up into a productive member of society.
Consider
another type of baby: Approximately
10,000 people become Christians every day (http://www.chacha.com/question/how-many-people-become-christians-each-year)
so that means about seven people become Christians every minute, seven out of
250. Now I am not that good of a mathematician
but I believe that works out to just .02% of the new people coming into the
world being also born into God’s Kingdom.
Ouch!
“Jesus answered him, I
assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that unless a person is born again
(anew, from above), he cannot ever see (know, be acquainted with, and
experience) the kingdom
of God.” -John
3:3 AMP
Are
you wondering (like I am) that if current believers need to get as excited about
spiritual pregnancies as they are of physical ones we might just see that
percentage grow? Just think about
it. When you go to the store every
person you see has the potential to leave the 250 and increase the seven. If only 18 people become believers in the
next 60 seconds than in that minute the percentage increased to 10%. Does that still seem a daunting number to
you? How about this: If your witness to your neighbor brings him
to the Lord then in that minute that percentage just jumped to .03. How about if five people in your church each lead
someone to Christ? Just for fun shall we
say it all happened in the same minute as yours? The percentage would jump to .05%. Let us say that five people in each church in
your city…well, you get the idea.
Let
it suffice to say that we need to get excited about increasing God’s Kingdom. There is a lot of potential out there up for
grabs (so-to-speak). The next time you
go to work, go shopping, or any public arena take a moment and look around you
at all the people. Each is a potential
babe in Christ. All they need is for you
to reach out them, one by one, and incubate them (nurture, protect, and develop by feeding them the Truth) until they are ready to be born. “You
have been regenerated (born again), not from a mortal origin
(seed, sperm), but from one that is immortal by the ever living and lasting Word of God.” -1 Peter 1:23 AMP
Are
you now seeing all the potential spiritual pregnancies I am?
