Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo's Blog: THE DELIVERY ROOM; THE INTERVENTION ROOM

''But Moses answered, “Don’t be afraid! Don’t run away! Stand where you are and watch the Lord save you today. You will never see these Egyptians again. 'You will not have to do anything but stay calm. The Lord will do the fighting for you.” - Exodus 14:13-14 (ERV)

There are three (3) basic stages in the delivery room procedure. The final stage is the detachment of the placenta from the uterus. This stage can be very sensitive and delicate as it involves loss of blood due to the opening of blood vessels in the uterus. However, unlike the first two stages, a pregnant woman is not expected to do anything at this stage. The procedure is solely handled by the midwife or an obstetrician. Moses corroborated this when he assured the Israelites that they don’t have to do anything about cutting the placenta called "Pharaoh". The Greatest Midwife himself will help them clamp the umbilical cord and cut off the stubborn placenta that had held them down in the womb of Egypt for over 400 years (Exodus 14:13-14). What an intervention! Therefore, the delivery room can be described as the room of divine intervention. That is, a place where heaven takes action against everything that is holding on to our babies/testimonies.

According to Exodus 14:23-31, God truly intervened when the delivery of the Israelites had reached the final stage. The Almighty God used the overflowing waters and strong waves of the Red Sea to cut off the placenta of their stubborn pursuers and there was a great flood of blood in the delivery room. Also, in 2 Chronicles 20:20-23, when the people of Judah had reached the final stage of their delivery, God used the swords of three (3) different nations (Ammon, Moab & Edom) to clamp the umbilical cord and cut off the placenta of harassment and reproach in the delivery room. Glory be to God!

Beloved, as you approach the final stage of delivery this year, please take a look at those placentas for the very last time today. Emulate the Israelites by saying "goodbye" to those placentas because you will never see them again. Any moment from now the Almighty God will arise on your behalf to cut off every placenta that is withholding the arrival of your testimonies. The blood of the wicked must be shed this year for your babies/testimonies to be given to you. Yes, blood must flow before you hear "Congratulations". The Egyptian army must perish in the Red Sea before you can enter your Promised Land. Everyone beating the drum of confusion, disaster and agony in your homes, marriages, careers, neighbourhoods, offices and nations must expire before you can experience the real joy and peace you have been longing for.

However, you need to be saved to qualify for God's intervention in the delivery room of life. Therefore, I urge you to confess you sins, forsake them and accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. Thereafter, trust God for grace to walk with Him until He returns to take you home.

This wonderful African-American Heritage hymn below re-echoes how God intervenes in the delivery room:

BE STILL, GOD WILL FIGHT YOUR BATTLES By Nolan Williams, Jr.,1969

Be still, God will fight your battles.