Your Kingdom Come

Thursday

Thursday morning in the Labour Ward, we’re into the swing of things. As I walk swiftly past the desks enroute to find a syringe or a pair of gloves, I notice the corner where the dead babies go.

There are none.

Then, my mind flashes back to Monday morning, when we saw 3 small bundles,

the babies that had died during the night shift. I felt like my blood ran cold.

That day we prayed.

We prayed over the room, over the beds, and rebuked the spirit of death that would wish to linger and find a way in over these mama’s deliveries.

We welcomed and brought God’s presence and His Life into the Labour Ward, and refused to be okay with babies dying.

Then I realized that

in the corner where the babies go who died from the previous nightshift:

Monday morning there were 3 babies

Tuesday morning there were 2 babies

Wednesday morning there was 1 baby

and now, Thursday morning there were none.

And no babies had died while we were on shift.

Our God is amazing.

Together with Him we can push back the kingdom of darkness, and see His Kingdom come.

When Jesus died, He defeated death.

He rose and conquered the grave.

It is by this same authority that we can stand against all that which would want to steal, kill and destroy. Jesus did it all, and now He gives us the keys.

Now, all we need to do is go for it!

The kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.

I will give you the keys to the kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven. Whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Matthew 18:18

Praise the Lord!