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Life, isn’t that what it’s really
all about? Have you ever noticed that at the heart of every
testimony is life? Life, abundant life, is the heartbeat of our
Lord – He wants us to live and walk victoriously each and every day
of our life. On the other side of the coin is death and
destruction. Each day we live on this Earth, the Devil seeks to
kill, steal and destroy; but Christ came that we might have abundant
life (John 10:10).
Life can be simply characterized
by something growing. In contrast, dead things do not grow, and
soon they began to smell as they rot. In the economy of God we must
realize that everything that has life has purpose. In Genesis
(2:7), we read, “And the LORD God formed
man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
Today in such socially and
politically turbulent times we read and hear questions as well as
debates on the subject of life and when it begins. To answer this
question I want to bring out a few scientific facts before moving
into scripture. Conception is when a single cell is formed when the
ovum (egg) is fertilized by the sperm; this cell is known as a
Zygote. Soon after conception a specific DNA (Deoxyribonucleic
acid) is registered to that cell. The DNA will remain the whole span
of a person’s life; and, moreover, can be identified thousands of
years later through DNA testing.
Regarding conception, we read in
the Psalms that when man was conceived as a single cell (Zygote), as
he began to develop as an embryo, God wrote down in a book all the
parts of the body before any of them were formed. “My
substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and
curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Thine
eyes did see my substance(Embryo), yet being unperfect; and in thy
book all my members were written, which in continuance were
fashioned, when as yet there was none of them”
Ps 139:15-16. It is my
opinion in this book is recorded your life, the development of your
physical make-up. Clearly, long before DNA, God had already
recorded your life.
As we turn to scripture, the
question could be asked, what does the Bible say about life before
birth? There are three specific Scriptures I believe reveal very
clear answers to our question. First, the Word of the Lord clearly
states that Jeremiah was both sanctified and ordained as a prophet
to the nations before birth (Jeremiah 1:4-5). Secondly, Isaiah was
chosen by the Lord as a prophet before birth (Isaiah 44:1-2).
Thirdly, upon the greeting of Mary the mother of Jesus, the child
who would become John the Baptist leaped inside his Mothers womb
with joy and the mother, Elizabeth, was filled with the Holy Ghost
(Luke 1:41-44).
Scriptures also support the
sanctity of human life. In the law of God as recorded in the Book
of Exodus (21:22-25), God gives specific instructions on making
judgments regarding an unborn child in its mother that is
traumatized as a result of physical assault. If two men are
fighting and a pregnant woman is struck in such a manner that the
child is born pre-maturely, the offending person receives a judgment
that is equal to the injury that was inflicted upon the child. In
such a case where the unborn child suffers death, the offending
person is sentenced to death as well. If the unborn child suffers
blindness the offender will be sentenced to blindness and so forth.
God is the giver and protector of
life. Life is the reason for the death, burial and resurrection of
our Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible states that the thief (Devil)
comes to steal, kill and destroy, but Jesus comes that we might have
life, but not just life, life more abundantly. One of the most
profound characterizations of Evil is the disdain for human life.
Throughout history, evil rulers have sought to destroy life. Most
often than not, evil clearly resents, abhors, condemns and
exterminates life. Hitler exterminated over three million
Christians and Jews. Between 1917 and 1987, over sixty two million
people have lost their life as a result of communistic rule. Saddam
Hussein is thought to be responsible for nearly one million deaths.
Unfortunately, the greatest
barbaric acts of evil tyrants are eclipsed by the abortionist living
in our communities. Their slaughter of innocent blood was
sanctioned by a majority ruling of seven US Supreme Court Justices
in the case of Roe vs. Wade, December 22, 1973. Since that tragic
blight in American history, our nation has slaughtered over fifty
two and a half million unborn children of God. God had a plan and
purpose for every single child that has been offered up as a
sacrifice to the Devil. Due to the selfishness and pathetic immoral
actions of our nation, we have tossed responsibility and moral
authority out the windows and clung to a lifestyle of
self-gratification.
Evil masquerades as choice, but
while publicly proclaiming a false doctrine of choice, evil men and
women seek to limit and even abolish the rights of our families to
expand. The complete annihilation of the family unit is one of the
devil’s greatest ambitions before he is cast and chained in Hell.
This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that views television
and notices the media’s contempt for any manner of action or
lifestyle that is traditional and morally wholesome.
The
final truth is this: God is pro life! God calls every man, women
and child to experience abundant life each and every day. Any
person or philosophy that isn’t pro life is simply evil and should
be defeated. Fortunately, like any sin and/ or lifestyle that are
contrary to the Word of God, there is forgiveness through the
amazing Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our nation is in dire need
of God’s mercy, but first she must repent and turn from her wicked
ways.
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