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This precious child was truly a gift from God to his parents and to us all. The faith of little Eliot's Mommy and Daddy should be a great example to us. "For we walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7). God is revealed in all His creation (Romans 1:20). Praise the Lord!! I posted this not merely as an emotional tug (it is), but to get us to think seriously along with these Scriptures about our life and are we living our lives to the glory of God? Is Jesus Christ everything to you? Do other people's souls matter so much to you that you would step out of your comfort zone and share with them the Good News of the Gospel? Is life really all about us? We have been given this life (every breath) for His glory!! We should live like it. As John Piper says, "Don't Waste Your Life!" Only one life 'twill soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last.

"Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away" (James 4:14 KJV).

"Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a passing shadow" (Psalm 144:4 NASB).

"Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD" (Job 1:21 ESV).

"To him [the Lord] be the glory forever and ever. Amen" (2 Timothy 4:18b ESV my emphasis added).