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The Re-birth
ave you ever thought about the birthing experience from the new born’s point of view. Imagine a child in the womb about
to be delivered. He is fully formed with limbs, sense organs etc. He realizes that the house has become small and he is
feeling cramped; so he begins a prayer, “LORD my Father, Your Word says that before You formed me, You knew me. That
means, you have already mapped out how my life should be lived both in this house that carries me and when I get out of
here. It also means, that I already have a pre-existing relationship with You. Your Word also says that You sanctified me before I
was born and you ordained me a great man to the nations. That said, I think I have had my time of growth in this confined space
and it is time to release me to the next stage. It is warm and very palatial in here but for sure, I can’t grow any further and my spirit
is quickened to fulfill my mission in the new field. I don’t know much about the rest of the world except what I hear my mother
saying but I know You will be with me.” And so the conversation continues.
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Consider Jonah’s end of the conversation while he is in the belly. “Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly,
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
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For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves
passed over me. 4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.5 The waters compassed me about, even to
the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. 6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the
earth with her bars was about me forever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God. 7 When my soul
fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. 8 They that observe lying vanities
forsake their own mercy. 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.
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And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.” (Jonah 2:1-10, King James Version).
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Literally, Jonah left the world as he knew it and as we know it. He entered another dimension that would be hard work for us to
understand but let us dissect the highlighted phrases and see how this call to the Author of life and purpose makes sense to us in
the 21st century.
- Whale Belly Experience -
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