Question:
Dear Greg,
We
have 3 beautiful children, but we have also had 4 miscarriages (three in the
past eight months) and I mistakenly ended a teen pregnancy years ago as well.
I would like to know if the Bible gives an answer about whether my five
babies will be resurrected.
We
feel we should let God decide how many children he blesses us with and feel
confident that he will provide all our needs as he promises.
Someone said I’ll see them again and someone else said that they aren’t
“human” until birth. My babies
were just “born” too early—and some babies die just minutes before they
are born full-term. Please show me
what the Bible says.
Christine
Answer:
Dear Christine,
Your
love and grief for your lost children is obvious, but you will not find specific
answers to your question in the Bible. Rather,
God asks us to put our faith, confidence and trust in him.
There are many specific details we would like to know, but God does not
reveal those details to us. God does
not tell us how everything will work out, but he promises to never forsake us,
to always love us and to take care of us. We
would like to have details—but God does not offer them.
Rather, he asks us to trust in him and have faith.
What
will God do about your children? God
will do something far better than you and I would ever imagine—but what it is
exactly we do not know. Trust in God
and thank him for his mercy and grace. May
he comfort you and be with you.
In
Christ,