Let's see what God says about our womb in His wonderful Word, which is called the "Wisdom of God." (Luke 11:49) I like that name, don't you? We can find God's wisdom relating to every matter in His Word, even in such feminine matters as the womb and breasts.

1.         IT IS OUR DISTINGUISHING IDENTITY.  

Genesis 2:21-24. "The Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof. And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of man.

The Hebrew word for man is 'ish'

The Hebrew word for woman is 'ish shah'

Webster's 1928 dictionary explains that the word 'woman' is a combination of the words, 'womb' and 'man.' Woman therefore means 'womb man' or 'man with a womb.' When God created woman, he put within her a womb. The womb is God's beautiful gift to women. In fact, God designed our whole reproductive cycle especially for us. Because it is His design and purpose for us, we should embrace it with all our hearts.

We should not resist it. We should embrace every part of our reproductive system - menstruation, ovulation, conception, gestation, parturition and lactation. God was preparing you for motherhood even in your mother's womb. By the time you were born you had over a million eggs, prepared and waiting for your destiny of motherhood. 

We should not reject the way God created us. Romans 9:19,20 says, "Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?"  

We must positively seek to protect our womb. There is an unprecedented attack against the wombs of women today, which is inspired by the enemy. We must be aware of his tactics. In fact, this war began at the very beginning of time when God said there would be hostility and enmity between Satan and the woman.

Genesis 3:15 says, "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."

The word, “enmity” is 'eyvah' in the Hebrew.

It is a very strong word meaning, ‘hostility, hate, friction, and animosity.’

One translation says, "There will be war!"

Satan hates the womb. He knew that through the womb of a woman would come the Messiah, the Saviour of the world, who would destroy his head. He knows it is through the womb of the woman that the 'godly seed' still comes to destroy his works. Satan comes to "steal, kill and destroy." His attack is upon the womb through a number of areas:

1.   Abortion where human beings, created in the image of God in the secret place of the womb, are cruelly torn apart limb by limb or slowly burned alive.

2.   The Pill and IUD. Did you know that both the Pill and the IUD are abortifacients? Did you know that more babies are killed in the womb through the IUD and the Pill than even the holocaust of abortion? Your doctor doesn't tell you this. Your pastor or minister doesn't tell you this. Thus, many God-fearing people are ignorantly aborting their own babies. The womb, which is a sanctuary to nurture and protect life, has become an extermination camp. Satan is having a heyday! For more detailed information on this matter see companion manual, "God's Vision for Families."

3.   Permanent contraception such as Tubal ligations where the barren womb is denied the life it was created to nurture. When we decide on permanent contraception such as tubal ligation we are in actuality saying, "God, I don't appreciate the way you made me. You did the wrong thing when you gave me a womb. It doesn't suit my present lifestyle so I will make sure it can't be used." Now, I know that most women don't say those words as they go for a tubal ligation. Most women do it in ignorance, as they have been advised that this is the most convenient way to go. But if we take time to think about it and are really honest, this is the bottom line of what we are doing. The womb never says, "It is enough". Proverbs 30:15,16. God has created the womb to yearn for life. Mothers who are unable to conceive experience the heartache of the truth of this scripture. I am constantly receiving letters from women who have had a tubal ligation, but now a few years later, their wombs are crying out again, and they long for another child. The truth of God's Word is eternal and true. When we go against it, we do so to our own hurt.

4.   Drugs and the curse of sicknesses upon our reproductive organs.

5.   Unnecessary hysterectomies. Nearly 1 million hysterectomies are performed every year in the USA, one every 30 seconds. Only 4.7 per cent of these are necessary surgeries! All others could have been prevented by alternative surgery. Sixty per cent of these operations are performed on women under 44 years, women of childbearing age. Most disorders of the womb can be repaired without a full hysterectomy. Only cancer or emergencies should necessitate such radical surgery. If you are recommended a hysterectomy, please seek a number of other opinions before making your decision. Protect your womb.

6.   Curses. The sins of the parents from past generations can bring a curse upon the womb. It can also come upon us through our own sin or negative confession. We should be careful not to speak negatively about any of our reproductive organs. Guard how you speak about menstruation. When you call it 'the curse' or other negative names, you give an opportunity for the curse of barrenness or other disorders to come to your womb. A curse on the womb can be a failure to menstruate, painful or irregular menstruation, cramps, cysts, tumors, continual miscarriage and inability to conceive - in fact, anything that affects your reproductive organs. Now please don't get me wrong. I am not saying, that if you have one of these disorders that it is because of a curse. There are often other factors involved. But there could be a possibility. If you feel this is the case, you may like to pray this prayer:

"Dear Father, I come to you in Jesus' name. I confess I have not received my womb as a gift from You. I have ignored the power of my womb and my womanly functions. I repent. Please forgive me and cleanse me in Jesus' name.

Lord, I accept my womb as a gift from You. I accept the way You created me. I embrace it. I want to fulfill Your purposes for me as a woman.

In the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, I renounce all negative words, even jokingly, that I have spoken about my womb, about menstruation, about pregnancy and about my womanly functions. I renounce any curse that has been placed upon my womb or reproductive organs from my parents, grandparents or great grandparents on both sides of my family.

I ask that You will  now cleanse my womb and cover it with your blessing. I receive your blessing in the name of Jesus. Amen."

7.   Ignorance. Interestingly, as I have talked with mothers about this subject, many of them have  shared with me that ‘ignorance’ has been their biggest problem. “No one has ever informed me!” is their constant cry. The deceiver of our souls has effectively kept us ignorant about the power of our womb. So keep studying....