There is much controversy today over the subject of abortion. Many are in favor of it, and many are against it. Those in favor of it use an array of rationalizations and justifications for their actions. Most of them have to do with “the rights of the woman” – to chose HER own way, to control HER own body. Yet these very arguments deny or ignore the “rights of the child” and/or the rights of the man who fathered the child.
This is often done under the guise that an unborn child (referred to in generic terms as a fetus, so as not to dignify it as a human being that is developing in the womb) is not a real person – it is a “thing”, an object, which is somehow supposed to be “inanimate” (having no life). This rejects all the scientific evidence that there is "life" of some type taking place within the embryonic cells. A "thing" has no "rights". A child does.
The Word of YAHWEH has something to say about this. Look at the following passages:
Psalm 22.9 But You are He who took Me out of the womb.
Psalm 139.13 For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Ecclesiastes 11.5 As you know not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so you know not the works of Yahweh who makes all.
Isaiah 44.2 Thus says YAHWEH who made you and formed you from the womb, who will help you:
YAHWEH forms us in our mother’s womb. He is the One responsible for our development from the very moment of conception. There is no medical person, no scientist, no woman, no man alive or that has ever lived who can fully explain the wondrous development of a “fetus”, a child, in the womb. Oh, there’s a lot we do understand about this development now, but there is also a lot we do NOT understand. And any truly honest person will tell you this.
No person can fully explain how DNA actually works. No person can comprehend why the development happens as it does, even with “gene mapping” and all the studies that are being done today to try to discover what takes place. You see, only YAHWEH, The Creator, knows the real truth about this miraculous process.
Here’s what His Word says about children:
Psalm 127.3 Behold, children are a heritage from Yahweh, the fruit of the womb is a reward.
Each time a sperm and egg unite in the womb a human life begins. The “life” starts at the very instant of conception. It starts because of the forms of “life” that exist even in the ovum and the sperm, prior to conception. They have a vitality of their own. (Ever see a picture of sperm "swimming"? Are they not
"alive"?)
"alive"?)
Further, Scripture refers to the children who were still in “the loins” of their father, long before their birth. Yet people somehow seem to think they are smarter than YAHWEH – that they know more than He does. That unborn “thing” is just an object – that can be “terminated” simply because it’s an inconvenience to them, an unwanted “problem”, an “interference” in THEIR plans for their life. They consider abortion to be a “right” and a “privilege” that only they have the ability to control. This is unfortunately wrong in the sight of YAHWEH.
Because of their choice a child is literally murdered! Yahweh’s Word is very clear on this subject:
Exodus 20.13 states, "You shall not kill." Look up the Hebrew word for “kill” in this verse. You will discover it actually says you shall not murder. Murder is a premeditated act in which one intentionally takes the life of another just because they want to, just because they believe they can. It’s far different from accidental death. It’s even different than killing in a war.
It’s a personal act of violence against “your neighbor” – your own child in the case of abortion. Guilt is ascribed to the mother who chooses this and to those who perform the act or assist in its accomplishment. They are each, in some sense, murderers. And YAHWEH plainly declares you shall not do this! It is against His desire!
There are countless scripture verses that identify the significance of children. YAHUSHUA (Jesus) teaches that the very Kingdom of YAHWEH belongs to such as these. Sadly, those involved in pagan religions have often sacrificed their children to their inanimate (lifeless) gods of wood, stone, silver, and gold. The practice of abortion today is virtually the same act. Innocent children are being “sacrificed” for the “rights of the mother” – for pure selfishness! No thought is given to the “rights of the child”. No consideration is given for the potential contribution to the world that unborn child might make. And no consideration is given to the rights of the father. The only thought is “I WANT…!”
Scripture proclaims that innocent blood that is shed creates a “pollution” upon the land of a nation. It is such an offense to YAHWEH that He holds an entire nation accountable in some form for allowing such travesties to exist within its borders. The shedding of innocent blood ALWAYS brings guilt with it. It is sin – pure and simple! And YAHWEH will one day demand accountability for such sin – from the people involved, and from the nation in which they live.
May He grant us the wisdom and the humility to confess our sin and to repent of it – to actually change our ways by stopping the practice of abortion. May we stop this sacrifice of our children to the gods of convenience, ease, pleasure and selfishness!