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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Episode 6 :: Question 1 on the Importance of Child Dedication
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| Pastor Chris Oyakhilome |
Introduction: Hello, I want to welcome to today’s program. I believe God will answer your questions and bless you in a very special way today.
Question 1—Saint (Namibia): Pastor, can you please explain to me what dedication is all about and how important it really is. As a born again Christian, why is it important to get your children dedicated?
Answer 1: St. Luke’s gospel Chapter 2 from verse 22. Now the scriptures don’t directly instruct us on that but give us clear guidance on what to do. From verse 22, “And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; [Luke 2:22]” Now it’s talking about Jesus Christ when he was a baby and just a few days old. The bible says, when Mary’s days of purification were ended, she brought her baby to Jerusalem according to the Law of Moses. They brought him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. Verse 23: “(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) [Luke 2:23]" Now, what this means is that in the law of Moses, God had said that when a child was born as the first child [really the male], he said he should be brought to the house of God, should be brought to the Lord as an offering to the Lord. Now, the woman also had her offerings to give, according to the law, at the end of the days of purification; that was why Mary had to do this. So, you notice that there were two things here. First was Mary’s own condition and then, the child had to be brought to the Lord. Now, that was in the Old Testament.
In the New Testament, we all belong to God. Now, notice that this child was to be brought to the Lord as an offering to the Lord, because the Lord said, every man-child that opened the womb belonged to Him. Now, the other children belonged to the parents; so, God made a choice. But we all are now in Christ. Now, if that child that was chosen by the Lord, being the first child, had to be brought to the Lord to be presented to the Lord formally, it just explains why we do it. We all now belong to the Lord. Every child, whether the first or the second or the last, every child that is born of a Christian should be brought to the house of the Lord to be presented to the Lord, because now it’s not just the first child or the man-child that opens the womb but everyone of us that is chosen of God. We all belong to him now and that’s why we do it.
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