[Salvation]

Day 27 - March 19

 

Intention:

We pray for the gift of openness to children.

Scripture:

God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them. And God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth."

-- Genesis 1:27-28

Reflection:

God's intention is that we multiply and fill the earth.

One of the most pernicious lies that sociologists have foisted off on the public is that the earth is becoming overpopulated. What kind of a sadistic god would create the earth and human creatures on it, only to have them literally reproduce themselves into oblivion? The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is our divine Creator, has commanded us to multiply and fill the earth and far from letting the population get out of control, He has, in fact given his human creatures a dominical role over all the lesser creatures. The "birth control" movement, which had its beginnings with Margaret Sanger in the early years of the last century, has led, in many parts of the world, to a birthrate that is drastically below the normal replacement rate.

God's Word assures us that children are a blessing, that they are a reward of faithfully trusting and serving God and that they are the crown of their parents' old age. The spread of the contraception mentality that has so permeated our culture is, undoubtedly, a factor in the ready acceptance of abortion. God's commandment to multiply and fill the earth has never been withdrawn. May He help us to accept the gift of children and give him thanks for every baby who is born into the world.

Prayer:

Father of mercy and grace, we thank you for the gift of our children. Grant that every fiber of our being may rejoice when a new baby, our own or any else's, is born into the world. Help us to welcome them as we would welcome you, for whenever a new baby is conceived, another life to bear your image and another voice to praise and worship you, is beginning. In Christ's name we pray. Amen.

Rev. Ben Sheldon
President Emeritus, Presbyterians Pro-life and National Pro-life Religious Council

[Salvation]

In Psalm 126, we read: "The Lord has done great things
for us, and we are filled with joy." When we go to
pray in front of abortion facilities, we go with joy.

Today we look at the fruit of offering joy in a place
of despair -- and praise God that thus far during this
40 Days for Life campaign, we are aware of at least ...

... 352 babies who have been saved from abortion!

Here are just a few of the great reports of the Lord's
victories.


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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
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40 Days for Life vigil participants watched as a car
pulled up to the abortion center. A woman got out --
while a man and three small children waited in the
parking lot.

A volunteer went to see if the man would speak to her.
He did -- telling her it would just be too difficult
to have a fourth child.

A counselor told him of the help available and how
abortion is not a solution for his wife. She told
him that he had three beautiful gifts from God in
the back seat ... and God was giving them another
beautiful gift -- the baby his wife was carrying.

After a while, the woman came out in tears. There
would be no abortion. She then returned to the
abortion center and got her money back.

"What courage they had," the volunteer said. "What a
wonderful God we serve!" 

For a picture of the vigil in Nashville, please go to:

http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=2983


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LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
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A young couple had been parked down the street for
more than half an hour. But all of a sudden, they got
out of the car and made a dash for the abortion center.

One of the prayer volunteers tried to speak to them.
"The girl looked confused -- and the boyfriend was set
on her going in. I called out to her and she turned
and smiled at me." She said to the young woman, "You
do not need to go through this. You should make the
decision. After all you're the one who is pregnant."

They went inside -- and later stormed back out. "She
evidently had second thoughts and came to discuss them
with the boyfriend," the volunteer said. "He took her
back into the clinic. They came out again and the girl
looked happy. The boyfriend drove out recklessly and
screeched all the car tires."

Please pray for this young couple -- and their child.


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FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
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One of the women praying at the 40 Days for Life vigil
in Fort Wayne was able to speak to a woman outside the
abortion center.

"I asked her if she wanted a free ultrasound and she
seemed a little confused," the volunteer said.

She explained that if they went to the pregnancy care
center next door to the abortion center, she could
have the ultrasound right away -- and it would be free.
If she went to the abortion facility, they would only
set up an appointment for another day -- but expect
her to pay $100 right now.

She agreed to go to the pro-life center. After the
woman saw the ultrasound image, she decided to keep
her baby.

"She has three children already and was panicked at
the reality of the fourth child," said the volunteer.
"I can’t help but think about how close those three
children came to never knowing the sibling that was
spared! It's hard to fathom how many people may be
completely unaware of a sibling who was never given
the right to live."

To see a photo of the Fort Wayne vigil, please go to:

http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=2983