Hi Folks,
I hope you are having a good week!
This week we are going to discuss a topic that is very prominent in our media and the world as a whole right now.
Indeed it is a topic that reaches into the hearts of mankind and tests our moral fiber, humanity, sense of right and wrong, common sense and most importantly makes us look into our own souls and ask," What value do I personally place on human life?"
What am a referring to? Abortion=the killing of an unborn baby.
Now, as always, I am NOT going to get political; I AM going to get BIBLICAL.
What does the Bible say about this topic, does it detail when human life begins, what does God say about human life, unborn and born? I believe that we need truth delivered with courage and kindness regarding this matter and other issues more now than ever, folks.
I read one article from icr.org that called abortion "The Modern Civil War." I found a statistic from the World Health Organization that said there are an estimated 40-50 million abortions every year and approximately 125,000 occur every singe day (worldometers.info)
Now, there are various questions or statements that are brought up within this topic. "When does human life begin?" "Are there circumstances that would make abortion necessary if it involves the health of mom or baby?"
"The woman has a choice," "It's just a fetus, not a baby."
Aside from all the statements or questions that arise within this issue (which I will try to answer a few in the coming weeks as the Lord leads me), I wish to answer one question today: "Is God prolife or prochoice? What does He have to say about unborn life?"
I think I have said it before, but our beliefs, views and opinions should be based God's Word, as man's views are human, not divine. All the answers are within God's Word, folks, from the most simplest of questions to the most complex. You just have to crack the Book, take the time to read, pray for understanding as you go, compare Scriptures to each other, and read within the context of that passage, as Bible doctrine (teachings) are not built on one verse alone.
So, as our world wages a war on unborn life, what does God have to say?
I am going to take a few Bible verses from a video I watched and then link it below. It gave verses from throughout Scripture that state what God thinks about a human life, regardless of age or if that life is inside/outside the womb. (Some of the verses are within the context of being unborn though).
Before we were born, God knew us.
The Lord said to the prophet Jeremiah, Jeremiah 1:5 "“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;
~Before you were born I sanctified (set apart); I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”
God already made plans for Jeremiah long before he was ever conceived!
He formed our inward parts and knit us together (knit=to join closely and firmly, as members or parts), in our mother's womb.
Psalm 139:13, "For You formed ("make or fashion into a certain shape or form) my inward parts; You covered (be a protection concealed, to enclose) me in my mother’s womb."
~God created each of us to have a certain DNA, build, eye/hair/skin color.
He made a unique and special you and He protected you while you were in your mother's womb.
His eyes saw our unformed bodies and He knew the number of days we would live.
Psalm 139:16, "Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them."
~God knew what we would look like, long before we were conceived. He has a book where each one of our parts is written down, taken account of.
He knows how many days we will have on this earth, long before we had lived even one of them.
He made us to be His sons and daughters.
Ephesians 1:5, "having predestined (God pre-planned) us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,"
~God desire ahead of our birth was that we would one day become His children by faith in Jesus (Gal. 3:26).
We are His workmanship (word mean "the work or result of labor and skill"), created in Him to do good works (He made us with a purpose in mind!)
Ephesians 2:10, "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."
~"Workmanship" also means "poem" in Scripture. God wrote out a specific His plan/purpose for us long before our birth. We have been created to serve Jesus and do things that will honor Him.
We are made in His image (means "reflection)."
Genesis 1:27, "So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them."
~God created mankind to resemble Him in the spiritual sense. God made someone (Adam and all of mankind)to be able to communicate
and have fellowship with Him(Gen. 1:26) and He also made two distinct genders for His specific purpose and plan.
We are of value in His eyes.
Luke 12:6-7, "“Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God.
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows."
~If God cares about an innocent bird falling to the ground and perishing, and knows how many hairs we have on our heads, how much
more does God care for any human being that He has ever created!
He has a plan for our lives, for good, not for evil and to give us hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11-13, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart."
~God thinks about those He has created. He thinks thoughts of peace, of a good future and hope in Him. He encourages us to call out to Him in prayer, and He will hear us. He can be found when we search for Him with all of our heart!
We were created to praise the Lord and give Him glory.
Psalm 115:11, "You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield. He has written His name on our hand
~An admonition that those who reverence the Lord, should also trust Him as well. He will be our helper, a shield of defense.
Imagine that He knows us by name to the extent that He has noted us in the palm of His hand!
He has Our Name Written In His Hand.
Isaiah 49:16, "See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me."
~Can you imagine that God has YOUR name written on the palms of His hands!!
Children are a gift from the Lord, an inheritance and a reward from Him .
Psalm 127:3-5, "Behold, children are a heritage (inheritance) from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them;"
~Babies, not matter the circumstances of their birth, or what physical issues they may be born with, are considered a reward,
not a curse, inconvenience or bother.
Taken from :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ6mTUvulpY
Folks, as each of us read these verses, I wish for each of us to ponder, think thorough these verses. Also we need to ask ourselves,
"Do I value human life the way God does? If I do not value life the way God does, why not? And what do I need to do readjust my mindset so I
see things the way God does?"
Questions worth asking ourselves.......
I hope you have a safe weekend and stay warm! Remember to keep your eyes open for animals out in the winter weather that shouldn't be out for long lengths or time, or do not have proper shelter and that you can make an anonymous call to your local animal care and control. It's better to be overcautious and concerned that a lack thereof.
Lord bless you and yours this weekend!
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