“Surely
at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his
sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did; And also
for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent
blood; which the LORD would not pardon.”
-
II Kings 24:3,4
The
time of this writing is January 22, 2015, the forty-second anniversary of the
infamous Roe vs. Wade decision by the Supreme Court of the United States
The
arguments that were used to justify slavery and the Holocaust are not merely like the arguments used today to justify
abortion. They are the same arguments. To justify one is to justify all three.
For, at the very root of it all is one great lie; that we can distinguish between
human life and personhood. The attempt to define personhood, instead of
recognizing the objective fact of human life, exists to no good purpose, but
only to rationalize a supposed justification for evil.
What
is the point of pointing out the obvious anymore, that abortion is murder? The
pro-abortion (so-called pro-choice) side is attempting now to push the boundary
further, actually presenting serious arguments for “postnatal abortion.” This
moral imbecility was first promoted by Peter Singer several years ago, and is
now starting to catch on.
In
the West we like to think of ourselves as civilized people. We want to believe,
each of us, that if we had lived in Germany ISIS , and we want to be proud
that we are better people. But, the truth is that our western countries are no
better, morally, than the terrorists we very rightly condemn. The innocent
blood that is shed every day, and has been shed every day for decades, is not
hidden to the eyes of God. Nor can we believe that He makes a distinction
between our murderous culture and their murderous culture. Both come under His
perfect judgment.
And
for that reason, we must mourn and repent. Like the Prophet Daniel, we must
confess our sins and the sins of our people. We cannot afford to be like the
Pharisee who thanked God that he was not like other men who were sinners.
Perhaps the evils inflicted on our western countries by terrorists are just a
beginning of judgment by God; not that He sides with them (for they are His
enemies in word and deed), but that He gives no protection to our blood-stained
countries.
What
do we learn from the Second Book of the Kings? More than a generation after the
evil King Manasseh, the Lord sent the Babylonians to inflict His judgment on
His own people. What was the reason why the Lord would not pardon Judah and Jerusalem
In
this world, we have no right to presume that God is on our side against enemies
in war. And, when thinking of the Great Judgment, when each of us gives account
to God, let us consider soberly our own ways. Have any of us contributed to the
evils of this culture of death? Are any of us sharing in its sin? Are any of us
beginning to weaken our stand and compromise in order to get along?
The
reckoning coming on western civilization for the shedding of innocent blood is
not merely a possibility; it is a certainty. As God’s Church, we must lift up
our voice prophetically to the world around us, and we must lift up our voices
in prayer and intercession in the manner of Daniel. We must be working actively
for life and justice on behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves.
“Open thy mouth for the speechless in the
cause of all such as are appointed to destruction (Proverbs 31:8).”
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May you have mercy Lord and avenge at the same time.
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