“Deliver those who are drawn toward death, And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, ‘Surely we did not know this,’ Does not He who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, does He not know it? And will He not render to each man according to his deeds?”
(Proverbs 24:11-12 NKJV)
We now have a window into the womb. Through modern technology, we can see that a baby in its mother’s uterus is as much a person as if that baby were in its mother’s arms. But, we knew that anyway, didn’t we? Instinctively, we have been aware that this is not simply a blob of tissue—something that can be removed like a tumor. Biblically, we have been confronted with God’s creation of each child, from the moment of conception, fashioned in His image.
Yet, every year, hundreds of thousands of these precious babies are brutally butchered for convenience on a parents’ part and commerce on a physician’s part. The infamous Roe v. Wade decision was rendered 46 years ago yesterday. Nine judges robed in black gave the death sentence to over fifty million babies in the United States! Yesterday, the NY legislature celebrated the slaughter by passing a law allowing abortion up to the time of birth.
Planned Parenthood promotes that it is for family health, yet it is lethal in its plans for baby. And our tax dollars support it. The Republican Party that promised to do something about it, when it controlled the Executive Branch, as well as both chambers of Congress, failed to do more than talk. As to the Democratic Party, its promotion of abortion is a central tenet to its “faith.” It is pushed with religious fervor, and their deadly actions match their horrible rhetoric.
What about the church? Liberals, of course, have rejected Scripture and devalued life. Sadly, evangelicals, while claiming to believe the Bible, often show little effort in abiding by its principles, especially if those beliefs are “political,” and controversial. The argument goes like this, “Jesus is the main thing, and we don’t want to put up a barrier to someone coming to Jesus, so we won’t talk about this.”
What would Jesus do? Let’s consider what he said, “Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.’” (Matthew 19:13-14).
The sanctity of human life is a doctrine woven in the fabric of Scripture, from Genesis through Revelation. “You shall not murder.” (Ex.20:13)
As for me, I will not be silent! I will speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. I cannot do much, but I will do what I can. I know I will answer to God someday. His evaluation of me concerns me much more than what others think.
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