"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer" {Psalm 19:14}.
This is my prayer as I begin to write this blog. Abortion is a heavy topic, and I hope that my words will not be a heartbreak to any but will be givers of [His] life. Holy Spirit, guide me.
To start, let me be clear: I am pro-life. I believe that life starts at conception. I believe that this precious, little life has the same human rights as the rest of us, granted to us by our government. I believe that abortion is murder. Not only is this just an opinion or belief of mine, but this is truth. God creates all life {Genesis 1:26-27} and gets to decide when to end it {Job 1:21}. To some of you, this may appear to be cold, hard truth. But guess what? I sin, too.
"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be liable to judgement.' But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgement; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire" {Matthew 5:21-22}.
By providing those verses from the book of Matthew, I hope to show that this is not a blog aiming to condemn abortionists, or any other sinner (because, helllloooooo, I am also a sinner). This blog aims, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to share hope & truth. Specifically in this blog, I aim to speak to those who have been tragically broken by the topic of abortion.
Lately, abortion has been a hot topic as the presidential election approaches and we hear each candidate's viewpoint on the matter. We also have heard many viewpoints from others via social media. Articles have been and continue to be posted concerning the Planned Parenthood scandal, and my heart is heavy as I fear that many people who have been involved in an abortion in some way or another are left feeling beat-down, guilty, or unreachable. My dear fellow humans, who have been made in the likeness of God {Genesis 1:27}, this is so not true.
If you have had an abortion, there is grace for you. If you have encouraged someone or multiple people to get an abortion, there is grace for you. If you have performed an abortion, there is grace for you. If you silently stood by on the sidelines, instead of speaking up to share truth, when someone you knew was considering an abortion and ended up going through with the act, there is grace for you. If you consider yourself to have committed greater & worse sins than abortion and therefore feel you are even more unreachable, especially after reading some of the hateful articles & arguments on social media, there is grace for you.
How do I know there is grace for you? Because the Bible, which is God-ordained truth {2 Peter 1:21, 2 Timothy 3:16}, says that salvation by grace through faith is available to all people, regardless of sin or deed. "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people" {Titus 2:11}. Paul also writes about the grace of God in 2 Corinthians 12:9, "But he (the Lord) said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in weakness."
Did ya get that? His power is made perfect in our weakness. In our sin, in our inability to choose what is good everyday, His power is made perfect & His grace is sufficient for us.
There is hope for you. You fit into this category of "all people."
So, we now know that it's available to all people, but being available and having it are two separate things. How do we get it?
TURN TO THE LORD. Confess. Repent. Ask for forgiveness. Accept this grace.
"Because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved...For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved" {Romans 10:9,13}.
Pray that the Lord will reveal His glory to you.
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened" {Matthew 7:7-8}.
Pray that He will transform your mind.
"Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect" {Romans 12:2}.
Pray that He will teach your heart a new melody to sing.
Pray that He will breathe new life into you.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come" {2 Corinthians 5:17}.
Jesus Christ left His riches in Heaven to walk on this earth. He was fully God and fully man. He lived a sinless life. He knew that in order to be in communion with us, His chosen people, that He would have to be the atonement, or sacrifice, for us. Our sins nailed Him to the cross. He died on our behalf, knowing each and every sin that had ever been committed and will ever be committed. And guess what? He still went to the cross for those specific sins, for us. Our sins were buried with Him in the grave. And because He beat death when He rose again on Easter morning, He beat sin once and for all! "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" {1 Corinthians 15:55} That is the Gospel, the Good News, available to all who will receive Him.
"But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God" {John 1:12}.
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