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The deadliest earthquake in the last ten years filled the nation of Iran with sadness. But in the midst of despair, one story gave people hope. Cradled in her dead mother's arms, surrounded by the crumbled remnant of a collapsed building, a baby girl was found alive.<\/p>\n\n

The mother shielded six-month-old Nassim from the falling debris and saved her life. Rescuers found the girl 37 hours after the earthquake.<\/p>\n\n

Hessamoddin Farrokhyar, Red Crescent public relations deputy director in Tehran, said: "She is alive because of her mother's embrace. The baby girl is in good condition considering the circumstances."<\/p>\n\n

Christ was "crushed for our iniquities" (Isaiah 53:5, NIV). Those who take refuge in Jesus' embrace are shielded from sin's devastating impact, saved through his sacrifice.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"template":"","tax_ctp_audience":[310],"tax_ctp_authors":[],"tax_ctp_categories":[165],"tax_ctp_format":[171],"tax_ctp_illustration_types":[411],"tax_ctp_multimedia":[],"tax_ctp_point_editor":[],"tax_publications":[140],"tax_ctp_tags":[3569,3570,3577,3584,3738,3819,4395,4399,4733,4869,4877,4887,4931],"tax_ctp_topics":[388,396],"class_list":["post-48042","sermon-illustrations","type-sermon-illustrations","status-publish","hentry","tax_publications-ct-pastors","tax_ctp_tags-children","tax_ctp_tags-children-of-god","tax_ctp_tags-christ-burden-bearer","tax_ctp_tags-christ-substitute-for-humanity","tax_ctp_tags-death-of-christ","tax_ctp_tags-divine-love","tax_ctp_tags-love","tax_ctp_tags-love-of-christ","tax_ctp_tags-protection","tax_ctp_tags-sacrifice","tax_ctp_tags-salvation","tax_ctp_tags-savior-christ-only","tax_ctp_tags-self-sacrifice"],"acf":{"scripture_references":[{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null}]},"yoast_head":"\nBaby Girl Saved By Mother's Embrace - CT Pastors<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/baby-girl-saved-by-mothers-embrace\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Baby Girl Saved By Mother's Embrace - CT Pastors\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The deadliest earthquake in the last ten years filled the nation of Iran with sadness. 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