What does the word of God say in regards to abortion? Although abortion is never mentioned by name in the Bible, the truth that the Lord abhors the shedding of innocent blood is not hard to gather from the pages of scripture. I mentioned Proverbs 24 in my last blog and for review, can be found below:"Rescue those being lead away to death; hold back those staggering towards slaughter. If you say, "But we knew nothing about this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay each person according to what he has done?"
Sobering words indeed, for God will not hold any of his children guiltless who stand aside and observe the destruction of the innocent with nothing save a mere sigh of regret. No, we must act and do so promptly, for millions lives are disposed of and laid waste due to the practice of abortion. Now is the time for action! If the church, the moral compass, of our world stands aside in procrastination, how can we expect the rest of the world, who knows not God nor loves His laws, to express any amount of outrage?
Located below are some verses that speak of the workmanship of God in the crafting of our species. The Lord is not far removed from His creation as some pagan deities are said to be. Instead, He is intimately involved in the creation of every human being ever conceived. The womb of the pregnant woman wears the stamp and intricate handiwork of a God rich in creativity; the God of the universe who works with flesh, bone and muscle to weave the beautiful tapestry of humanity. Observe:
Genesis 2:7 ~ The LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
Psalm 100:3 ~ Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Job 31:15 ~ Did not he who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us both within our mothers?
Psalm 22:9-10~ Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast. From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God.
Psalm 139:13-15 ~ For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body.
Isaiah 49:5 ~ And now the LORD says - he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself ...
Jeremiah 1:4-5 ~ The word of the LORD came to me, saying,"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."
Below are some extra verses for your consideration and reflection. As I read them I find myself grieved that I've spent my 21 years in ignorance and silence. Lord, give us grace that we might be as Jeremiah, bold in the proclamation of the Word of God. Let us fight discouragement and be unafraid. Running the risk of being hated and opposed by the world should not bother us, especially when the alternative is to be found guilty of standing as You would have us stand; strong and bold against injustice.
Psalm 82:3-4 ~ Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
Exodus 20:13 ~ You shall not murder.
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