AMERICA’S NATIONAL
SCANDAL
Since 1973, when
the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the historic decision in Roe v. Wade, there
have been well over 54 million abortions. It’s a national travesty and tragedy
that so many American citizens (and those of other nations) opt to use abortion
as a form of birth control. In truth, it
is a form of genocide – one that has destroyed the lives of innocent babies of
every ethnicity, culture, creed and potential.
Many call it ‘the
woman’s right to choose.’ Heaven knows
it by a different name: ‘murder.’ (Exodus 20:13)
Let’s be honest.
Would you consider abortion in the following situations?
1. A preacher and wife are very poor. They already have 14 children. Now she’s pregnant with number 15, and they are living in serious poverty.
2. The father is ill and the mother has tuberculosis. They have had 4 children. The first is blind, the second died at birth, the third is deaf and the fourth has tuberculosis. Now she is pregnant again.
3. A white man raped a 13-year-old black girl and now she is pregnant.
4. A teenage girl is pregnant, but she isn’t married. Her fiancé is upset because he’s not the father.
1. A preacher and wife are very poor. They already have 14 children. Now she’s pregnant with number 15, and they are living in serious poverty.
2. The father is ill and the mother has tuberculosis. They have had 4 children. The first is blind, the second died at birth, the third is deaf and the fourth has tuberculosis. Now she is pregnant again.
3. A white man raped a 13-year-old black girl and now she is pregnant.
4. A teenage girl is pregnant, but she isn’t married. Her fiancé is upset because he’s not the father.
If you had made the
decision to terminate these pregnancies, in the first case, you would have
terminated John Wesley, one of the great evangelists in the 19th century. In the second case, you would have terminated
Ludwig Beethoven, one of the most prolific composers of all time. In the third case, you would have terminated
Ethel Waters, the legendary blues and gospel singer. And in the fourth case, you would have
terminated Jesus. Think about it.
Nevertheless, it is
important to note a very good and gracious truth. Whenever God condemns, He always offers
opportunity for repentance and restoration. So listen carefully; listen with your spirit. This devotional is not designed to hurt anyone
who has made such a decision in your past. Put simply, that isn’t God’s way, and that is
never my ministry intention. Here’s the
good news. In the case of any and every
sin, “If we confess our sins [TO GOD], He is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (I John 1:9)
My friends, if you
have fallen from grace, go to a loving God…get right…and get up! (Proverbs
24:16 – John 3:16-17)
One
of my favorite hymns says it all so well:
Come
every soul by sin oppressed,
There
is mercy with the Lord;
And
He will surely give you rest
By
trusting in His Word.
Only
trust Him! Only trust Him!
Only
trust Him now!
He
will save you! He will save you!
He
will save you now!
As
a so-called “Christian nation,” and as loving and compassionate family members,
it is incumbent upon all of us to THINK and PRAY and AVOID making any decision
with such dire consequences in time and eternity.
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