35 Hopeful Bible Verses About Babies Being a Blessing
I am living proof of the power of praying for your baby. This is one of the reasons I wrote “I Will be Praying for You” where I highlighted a dozen Bible verses you can pray for your child at different stages of their lives.
I was recently reflecting on how precious babies are and realized that there are so many Bible verses just about babies. This is why people often think of babies as a blessing! A blessing from God, not just to their parents but also to the world.
Every baby ever born, is born to bring love and joy into this world. They are born to form a family and bring more happiness into the lives of their parents. They are significant in God’s plan and are placed on earth with a purpose. They are precious, beautiful, and a reflection of God’s love, pure and joyful in every way. They are a true blessing, a ‘reward from God’, as Psalm 127:3 says.
Here are 35 Bible Verses for Baby which you can use for those important events and milestones such as: baby shower, baby dedication, baby nursery and just overall blessing and praying over the babies in your life.
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Bible Verses For Baby Dedication
When God blesses us with a baby, there can be no greater honor than to hand them back to Him. Baby dedications are not just a tradition, they’re a vital moment in every Christian home. They’re done with a purpose, because we know that our babies are much better off doing life with God, than they are without Him. Here are some baby dedication verses to include for your babies dedication.
1 Samuel 1:27-28 – “For this child, I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him. Therefore I have lent him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.”
Luke 2:22 – “And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.”
3 John 1:4 – “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.”
Mark 10:14 – “But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.”
Proverbs 22:6 – “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Deuteronomy 6:5-7 – “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”
Bible Verses For Baby Shower
Baby showers are the perfect way to celebrate God’s greatest blessings. All throughout their pregnancies, mom’s become more aware of the magnificent God they serve. While bonding with the little bundle of joy growing inside them, they inevitably get closer to the one who created them. This is why Bible verses are important for baby showers, it enables us to honor the creator while we’re celebrating His creation.
James 1:17 – “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”
1 Samuel 1:27 – “For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him.”
Ecclesiastes 11:5 – “As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.”
Ezekiel 34:26 – “And I will make them and the places all around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing.”
Bible Verses About Babies Being a Blessing
The Bible tells us time and time again that children are a gift from God. He forms them, He knows them, He loves them, and He has a purpose for them. Every baby ever born is a blessing from Him, they’re His gift to the world and they are worth so much more than anyone could ever put into words.
Psalm 127:3-5 – “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.”
John 16:21 – “When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.”
3 John 1:4 – “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.”
Proverbs 17:6 – “Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.”
Matthew 18:1-3 – “At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”
Bible Verse For Baby Girl
Little girls are a beautiful blessing from God. They bring joy and playfulness into our homes. They are gentle and wise. They’re also the ones who grow up and bring more life into this world. They are God’s precious little jewels, so worthy of love and affection.
Proverbs 3:15 – “She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.”
Proverbs 31:30 – “Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”
Proverbs 31:25 – “She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.”
Psalm 46:5 – “God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns.”
Proverbs 31:26 – “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.”
Bible Verse For Baby Boy
Baby boys are also a blessing from God. They also bring joy and playfulness into our homes. They are strong and wise. They grow up to become men of God who lead well. They are precious and favored, strong and courageous, handsome little gifts from God.
Proverbs 1:8-9 – “Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.”
Proverbs 22:6 – “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 29:17 – “Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.”
Luke 2:40 – “And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.”
Bible Verses For Baby Nursery
Decorating the nursery is one of the most exciting times in the life of parents. For Christian parents, having a Bible verse or two inside the nursery is important. Not only does it remind them of how blessed and highly favored they are to have brought their baby into the world but it also lays the foundation of a faith based environment for the baby.
1 Samuel 1:27 – “I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him.”
Psalm 139 – “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”
Proverbs 31:10 – “She is far more precious than jewels.”
1 Corinthians 16:13 – “Stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong”
James 1:17 – “Every good and perfect gift is from above.”
Jeremiah 1:5 – “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born I set you apart;”
Bible Verse About Praying For A Baby
If you’ve read through this whole post and your eyes welled up with tears because you’re waiting for the day you can use the scriptures above. Take heart, do not lose hope. God is with you and even though it seems like you’ve been waiting forever, know that God’s timing is perfect. Keep on praying, keep on believing and soon enough you will be holding a beautiful bundle of joy in your arms while standing in awe of the goodness of God. If you are a new mom struggling with what to pray for your newborn, this booklet with prayers based on the Bible is a great place to start.
Hebrews 11:11-12 – “And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise. And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.”
Genesis 25:21 – “Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.”
Psalm 113:9 – “He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord.”
Luke 1:13 – “But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John”.”
Romans 4:17-18 – “Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though he knew that he was too old to be a father at the age of one hundred and that Sarah, his wife, had never been able to have children. He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.”
Scripture For New Baby
Whether you’ve had a baby, you’re going to have a baby, or you’re waiting to have a baby, the Bible can help you. There are scriptures for every stage before and after birth because God knew we would need it. This post contains scripture for every part of your journey and I pray that it is helpful for you.
Remember, children are a blessing from God, they’re a pure and beautiful reflection of His love. They bring true joy and love into our lives, and it’s important to stay rooted in Word in order to bring true joy and love into theirs.
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