THE SURROGATE JOURNEY: BIRTHING PURPOSE THROUGH OTHERS. PART 5: THE SILENT CARRIER — THE CALL OF GESTATIONAL SURROGATES

THE SURROGATE JOURNEY: BIRTHING PURPOSE THROUGH OTHERS. 
PART 5: THE SILENT CARRIER — THE CALL OF GESTATIONAL SURROGATES

Isaiah 53:11, Romans 8:26

 “After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many…” (NIV)

“The Spirit helps us in our weakness… the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.”  (NIV)

🔁 Quick Recap:

In Part 4, we explored the powerful image of spiritual surrogacy through Apostle Paul's words in Galatians 4:19. Like a gestational surrogate, Paul labored in prayer for others—not to produce something of his own, but to see Christ formed in them. We were reminded that the work of spiritual intercession is often hidden, yet holy.

🤫 Quiet Labor, Mighty Impact

In modern medicine, gestational surrogacy is a miracle of compassion. A woman agrees to carry a child that has no genetic link to her—just so someone else can experience the joy of parenthood.

She carries. She stretches. She sacrifices.

But when the baby is born, she hands it over.

No mother’s day card. No family name.

Only quiet footprints in the journey of another’s miracle.

🌿 The Kingdom Has Silent Carriers Too

In God’s Kingdom, there are spiritual gestational surrogates:

The intercessor who prays all night for revival but isn’t on the flyer.

The grandmother who fasts for her grandchildren in secret.

The mentor who prepares others for platforms they’ll never stand on.

The pastor’s wife who covers her husband behind the scenes.

They don’t carry their own seed.

They don’t even claim the baby.

But without them, nothing would be birthed.

💡Jesus: The Ultimate Silent Carrier

Isaiah 53 tells us that Jesus—the suffering servant—carried our pain, our sin, our grief, and our burdens. He labored quietly, rejected, and bruised.

And yet, “He shall see the travail of His soul and be satisfied.”

Jesus modeled what it means to carry silently but purposefully.

Not for credit. Not for applause.

But for the joy of deliverance.

🧎‍♀️The Spirit Intercedes Too

Romans 8:26 paints another image:

The Holy Spirit is also a carrier—groaning, interceding, laboring within us to bring about God’s will in our lives.

He doesn’t use a microphone.

He doesn’t appear in the spotlight.

He just carries us—deeply and faithfully.

So when we carry others quietly, without reward or recognition, we’re not just acting like Jesus… we’re partnering with the Spirit Himself.

🙏 Prayer

Lord, thank You for the silent carriers—the unseen hands and hearts who carry burdens that don’t belong to them. Teach me to be like them. Help me to carry without complaining, to labor without expecting reward, and to release without regret. May I be a joyful vessel of Your purpose. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

📌 Devotional Nugget:

Not every carrier is known by name—but heaven knows who carried what, and for whom.

💬 Let’s Talk:

Have you ever carried someone else’s breakthrough silently and never been thanked?

What keeps you going when no one claps or calls your name?

Please kindly share your thoughts, testimonies, or questions—we grow better together.

Thank you!

Coming Next:

📖 Part 6: “Delivery Day — When the Pain Produces Joy”

Next, we’ll explore the emotional and spiritual release that comes with birthing a promise—the joy after the labor, and how to handle the moment when what you carried finally comes forth.

Prince Julius Nenebi-Darkson 

(EL-PJ God's penman)