There are two things that I know are true about myself: I know nothing about politics and I believe that little children are extremely important. So naturally I don’t spend a lot of time keeping track of what the government is doing. However, recently I came across a court case that has me very, very interested. This case is concerning abortion and the point at which life begins. The Ohio Senate is trying to pass a bill that would ban abortion after the first heart beat is heard. I wish that abortion would be banned completely and that the people of our nation would no longer desire to have abortion as an option to being a parent. But since we can’t have that yet, I’ll take this ban for now. I believe that it is a step in the right direction. This bill is called the Heartbeat bill and is currently being challenged in the Ohio State Senate for being unconstitutional. I wish I could explain the bill a little bit better but my lack of political understanding has me at a loss. If you want to know more about the bill just google it! I was able to find several articles stating the details of the bill and the debate that way.
This is important to me because I believe that life begins at conception. Grab your Bible and look up the following verses:
Psalm 139:13-14: God says that He made us while we were still in His mother’s womb. We are wonderfully and fearfully made because we are a creation of God.
Jeremiah 1:5: God knew who we were going to be before we were even born. Our lives do not happen by chance. God knows every child that is conceived and has a plan for their lives to use them to bring Glory to His name. I do not think that God is glorified when one of His children are taken away.
Genesis 1:27 and Acts 17:28: God created us to in His own image. Life is a wonderful and precious gift. Who are we, as mere men, to take this gift away from someone else?
I will fight for this cause because I believe that God has given us as Christians a command to care for the weak and the helpless. I may not be able to do much, but I have to do what I can to provide care for those who cannot defend themselves. In this case, the unborn babies. Take a look at these verses:
Psalm 82:3: We are called to defend the rights of those who are weak and maintain their rights in times when they cannot speak for themselves.
Proverbs 31:9: We are to speak up for those in need. This implies that we will need to take action. Feeling bad about this the loss of an innocent life does nothing. If we want something to change, we have to be willing to make that change happen.
I could go on and on with this, but you get the idea. We are called to protect and defend.
Being faced with a situation like this and knowing that I am required to do something about it leads to the obvious question of what can we do? I had to think about this for a while. It would be great if I could go to the Senate House is Columbus and ask the senators to pass the law, but I know that this isn’t really possible. I could get mad and protest at an abortion clinic, but I’m pretty sure that would just make people angry and that might not be the best thing for our cause at the moment. So, what I am going to do is devote a specific amount of time to praying for this cause every day. I know that prayer is powerful. It is a gift from God that we shouldn’t neglect. Miracles happen when we pray. Look at 2 Corinthians 10:4: “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” The greatest weapon that we have is prayer. If we are really passionate about getting rid of abortion we have to pray. This issue is being debated in our courtrooms but it is part of a greater battle that is taking place between unseen forces as we speak.
So what do you say? Do you really want to see this law passed? If you do, then I challenge you to spend at least 1 minute in prayer specifically for this cause each day until it passes. If you want to pray longer go for it! No matter how busy you are you can spare one minute a day to pray. Put a post it note reminding you on your keys each night, and don’t leave the house until you’ve prayed. Even if you are running late, stop and pray, 1 minute is not going to make much of a difference. Or put a reminder by your toothbrush and pray while you brush. I don’t think God will mind. Do whatever you have to do, but make sure that you do it! I want to see this law pass and I am going to do what I can, but I can’t do it alone. So please, please, please join me in praying for the Heartbeat bill!
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