41+ Infant Dedication Bible Verses For Healthy Life

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

The creation of a child is God’s Act, and every person is formulated by Him before they are conceived and put on the path of attaining eternal life. All of their physical attributes and personal character traits are carefully wired for a specific purpose, and one should feel comforted in this truth and trust Him rather than complain or compare with another.

“And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.”

The followers should dedicate their children to The Lord and His son, Christ as being the spiritual teacher He can bless them, and it is the duty of the parents to continue praying for their child and seek blessings by drawing them towards God to form a direct relationship with them.

“If I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.”

It can be expected of the parents to not only announce their faith by offering their child under His grace but should also, in due time, have him gain knowledge about God from the scriptures and have him immersed in the word of the Lord, so that they may qualify for direct communion with Him.

“And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.”

Just as Jesus was born in human form with exposure to the natural processes of man and thereby like any other child grew in terms of physical aspect as well as intellectual, the believers of God by accepting their child into his faith will allow them to follow the path of Christ and be able to seek salvation themselves by continuing to gain the wisdom under His grace.

“Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.”

Every parent with true faith in God knows that children are a gift from Him, a miracle from above and having a child is equivalent to happiness for the household, but the parents should also remember to carry out their duties responsibly to instruct and disciple them in the path of truth and nurture them in the word of God and His glory. 

When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”

The Kingdom of God is humbly open to each and all, including the powerless such as children, and Christ encourages all disciples and parents to let them into the word of God and not stop them from accepting His grace. 

“As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.”

God has put into the minds of many of his people the knowledge to solve the many mysteries of the world and even about the formation of a baby in the womb and birth, but the origins of the cause of creation are still unknown because it is the Lord’s work to control our understanding.

“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”

Life is God’s creation, and the event of birth is a miracle, a gift from Him, all children are born with the affinity towards evil, and it is the duty of the parents to train them intellectually, morally, spiritually and encourage their inner talents but also instill accountability for their actions and to lead them towards the path of righteousness while being under the grace of God.

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.”

Each and every life on earth has been created distinctively and personally designed intricately in God’s image. He does this before we are born, and therefore all life is sacred, and any acts of sin against life cannot be accepted. All the followers of the Lord should acknowledge His hand in all creation of life and should love each other and spread affection for every child born is His gift.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

It should be the greatest of sensations for the parent of a child to see their children whom they have responsibly brought up following the path of light under God’s word and His ways, keep adhering to the principles and the path to righteousness and keep praying under His grace. For this to occur, the parents should declare their infant to God’s faith and undertake to guide them.

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.”

“Honor your father and mother” – which is the first commandment with a promise.”

“so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”

“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”

God does not only dictate the parents to be responsible in loving and in training their child in the ways of God, but He also promises to look after the children by providing them with His wisdom and love and asks of them to obey and respect their parents, so that, they may learn to accept the authority of God and be guided under his grace.

“Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”

“Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.”

“Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.”

The word of God must be accepted in sincerity by parents to live by it through their lives, and after that, it is their duty to instill upon their beloved children and sharpen their minds on the perception of spiritual reality and reiteration is necessary for ways of direct communication of God’s principles or through the ways of everyday conversation.

And she made a vow, saying, “LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

Even though the omnipotent God is not bound by an obligation to answer to all prayers, He does, however, listen to those who pray earnestly, without any proposition of exchange of vow in return of His gifts and blesses them, such as a barren woman, with the joy of conceiving a baby and this great gift shows His grace and mercy and the followers should Thank Him and Honour His grace. 

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

A Child is likened to those people, who are followers with innocence and humility, and their faith is as important as any other. Christ encourages all, i.e., people of all ages, including the children, to come forth to the Kingdom of God where He loves and cares for all, as with this childlike faith, they can achieve greatness in His name.

“Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.”

One of life’s greatest joys for a holy and god-fearing man in his old age is to experience their grandchildren being born into the world and to be able to teach them the ways of the Lord inside of His ordained construct of family life so that he can be the role model of living in the path of God’s will and be praised and glorified by them.

“From birth I was cast on you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God.”

A child is vulnerable after being born and requires the tender and loving care of his family. The affection and care of God for the infants is of great magnitude, and He acts as the protector and all-pervasive caregiver to those newborns who have been offered in faith, under His grace, and He will remain to be so even in the later stages.

“Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire.”

Having children gives the disciples the opportunity to discipline them to lead a purposeful and productive life and to make them stray away from sins. Moreover, when the child follows the wisdom and teachings of God and becomes successful and lives in prosperity, it will be a source of happiness and peace for the parents.

“He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.”

To the Lord, it is a part of His plan to fulfill the longings of women who wish to be conceived with a child in order to find peace and happiness as a mother. And He actively grants His gift of life on to them, but to the others who cannot naturally give birth, he provides the same source of happiness and experiences of motherhood through adoption, and they can accept His greatness and kindness when they declare their child’s faith in His name.

“For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”

God’s actions are justified as he is the supreme being and He imparts enough wisdom and spiritual knowledge to His people so that they can understand the principles behind His works and He keeps His promises and requires that His disciples carry out His will and pass it to their future generations so that they may continue to keep His ways.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

People should celebrate the miracle of birth and perceive it as a journey of absorbing knowledge and performing duties to achieve eternal life because it was in this way that God wanted his will to be carried out, which is why He sent His son, Christ to be born in human form too, show other the path to righteousness and to adhere to the truths of God and in the end attain salvation.

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

After the birth of a child, the parents baptize their child with Holy water in the name of God, but one should know that in order to pursue the path to salvation and to repent for their sins, they must be baptized in full and sincere faith to the Holy Ghost by accepting Jesus as their savior.

“A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.”

The disciples should be reminded that Christ had paid the price of others’ sins through great suffering, but it was followed by a powerful and crucial result, and in a similar way, even though the process of childbirth is painful, these negative and painful experiences will transform into emotions of joy at the powerful gift of life provided by the grace of the Lord.

“The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.”

When a child is brought into this world, the followers of the Lord should take this moment to honor the greatness of God and also ponder that all people are collectively the children of God who have been adopted or welcomed into His family to be saved under His grace through faith in His son, Christ.