Should We Continue Bringing Children into a World of Caos?

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But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! 2 Timothy 3:1-5

In the book of Matthew, Jesus prophesied of world events such as wars, pestilence, and earthquakes in various places. He even warned his hearers, “You are going to be afflicted, and some of you will even be killed. Iniquity will abound. False prophets and messiahs shall arise deceiving many.”

It's no surprise that we are indeed living in the last days that the Bible describes as "perilous times".
I hear many mothers say that they hate the thought of bringing children into a world that is so ungodly and that it's not fair to bring children into a world as wicked as this.

So should we continue bringing children into a world of caos and depravity or should we stop having children to protect them from having to go through these evil days?

God's Word is always faithful to instruct us in all matters and has a lot to say about raising families in a time of moral decay.

Jeremiah, the prophet, spoke these words of instruction to the children of Israel in times of bondage and slavery.

Jeremiah’s Letter to the Captives

Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remainder of the elders who were carried away captive—to the priests, the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon. (This happened after Jeconiah[a] the king, the queen mother, the [b]eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem.) The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, saying Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all who were carried away captive, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon:
Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit. Take wives and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may bear sons and daughters—that you may be increased there, and not diminished. And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have peace. For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you, nor listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed. For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I have not sent them, says the Lord.
Jeremiah 29:1-9

So instead of telling the captives of Israel to stop having children they were told to do the following:
1. Build house and live in them
2. Plant gardens and enjoy the fruit of them
3. Get married
4. Have sons and daughters
5. Seek peace
6. Pray for your city
7. Don't be deceived by false prophets

And then if you do these things God says,
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11


As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Psalm 127:4-5

Isaiah, another Bible prophet, was overwhelmed by what he saw happening in the world around him, yet in his distress he experienced great peace. Isaiah found the secret to perfect peace in troubled times by keeping His mind fixed on the Lord through prayer and by clinging to the promises of God.

“It shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation… He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it” (Isaiah 25:9, 8).

“Trust ye in the Lord at all times: for in the Lord Jehovah is [your] everlasting strength” (26:4).
“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation”. Isaiah 12:2

You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.
Isaiah 26:3

So if you are concerned about having children in these last days please rest assured that He is faithful! Trust God! Your children belong to Him and He will be faithful to provide for all of their needs!
Don't listen to the lies of the devil who hates life and godly seed, but to God’s Word that says that children are a blessing from the Lord. His Word doesn’t change because of the times we are living in-

Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
Mark 9:37

Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.
Psalm 8:2

All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace
of your children.
Isaiah 54:13