Just as you cannot understand
the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its
mother’s womb, so you
cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things. Ecclesiastes 11:5
Children are a gift from
the Lord; they are a reward from him.
Psalm 127:3
This week we have been tracing some of the moral,
ethical, and spiritual perspectives surrounding the issue of abortion. It’s time to cut-to-the-chase with a summary of logic.
The illogicality of choosing abortion ignores the basic
premise that God alone is God, and we are not!
If God is truly the creator, giver, and sustainer of life, choosing the
opposite – death – is nothing less than an all-out declaration of war. We have free will to disagree with logic and
the supremacy of God, but the result is never pretty. The Creator is greater than what He has
created. As created beings we are
subject to the governance of He who is above creation. God is the arbiter of what is holy and
sacred, and life is His choice.
Those who choose abortion disregard the responsibility of parenting, which begins with the decision to be
sexually active. Sexuality is a gift from God that is
primarily/inextricably tied to reproduction.
(Even the most rabid of those who are pro-abortion use the term reproductive rights.) While pleasure and intimacy are a wonderful
part of a sexual relationship, not just by-products of the reproductive
process, they are not primary. As
anyone with half a brain can attest, with rights come responsibility to use
those rights in accord with that which respects the possible outcome…the
re-creation of a new life.
Deciding to get an abortion is more emotional than
logical. It is the same kind of decision
Adam and Eve made out of fear that God would “discover” their sin. They hid when they heard Him coming. Their plan didn’t work. The fruit of the forbidden tree was supposed
to make them as wise as God; all it managed was getting them evicted from the
perfect home God had given them.
Emotion, just as sexuality, is many-faceted. It can have positive benefits when rightly
directed, and tragic results when allowed to govern our choices
unilaterally! Logic demands we consider
our actions. Spiritual understanding
demands that logic begins with honoring God with all our decisions. If you need a verse that says that clearly,
Solomon, the wise son of King David, is your man:
Trust in the LORD with all your
heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to
take. Proverbs 3:5-6
What are the so-called logical considerations that are common to those who seek to
terminate a child in the womb? Lifestyle
interruption – a career, education, personal freedom from parental
responsibility…these and more, which say that what we want cannot be interrupted with caring for a child. It is the height of selfishness.
For You Today
There is much more to be explored here than is possible
in the few minutes of a morning devotion, so I leave you with just these few
thoughts today:
There is a decision to be made: Will it be God's authority or yours? Will your choice honor or defy God?
Will it be an emotional choice alone, or have you done the hard dance
with logic and prayer?
You chew on that as
you hit the Rocky Road; have a blessed day!
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