Father God,
Help us to remember that standing for Your truths is never the popular or accepted way by worldly standards. Keep us strong and faithful as we endure insults and mockery while defending these innocent babies. Help us to care not about the opinions of men, but to care deeply for that which You say. Give us thick skin and hearts full of passion for You, that we may continue to stand strong in defense of that which is good and right, just and true. We pray for the unborn babies, that Your loving arms would hold them and protect them. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
I appreciate your prayers so much.
Here is today’s email from Shawn Carney:
Today’s devotional is about the incarnation of Christ —
complete with the passage from Luke’s gospel where the
angel Gabriel brings God’s message to the Virgin Mary.
Tomorrow is March 25 — a day celebrated in a number of
nations, especially in South America, as the Day of the
Unborn Child.
And that idea is catching on around the world!
March 25 is exactly nine months before Christmas. This
date has been observed by many Christians throughout the
history of the church, as it marks the day that “the
Word became flesh.”
As you pray, reflect upon Jesus in the womb — and
think about His children in the womb today. Through His
grace, may today’s world accept both Christ AND His
precious children!
Before we get to the devotional, here are some stories
from 40 Days for Life campaigns.
As the world rejects Christ, it often rejects those who
stand for His children. A woman in Canton found this out
while praying at the 40 Days for Life vigil.
A car pulled up to the red light at the corner next to
Planned Parenthood. The driver rolled his window down
and unleashed all sorts of nastiness in her direction.
The tirade ended only when the light turned green.
“The beauty of God’s design is, of course, that this man’s
insane, obscene chanting, accompanied by his gestures,
garnered the sympathy and support of Planned Parenthood
clients,” she said.
Onlookers in Planned Parenthood’s parking lot were
horrified at what he said, and took an interest in
her wellbeing — and took her pro-life literature.
“One woman pulled out of Planned Parenthood and asked
me to be careful,” she said. “Another witness said,
‘I’m on your side.’”
A young man joined the 40 Days for Life vigil in
Milwaukee for the first time recently — and was
promptly greeted by “clinic escorts” who called the
police. He, of course, was doing nothing wrong.
“The fact is,” said Dan in Milwaukee, “they knew he was
a fresh face here and they wanted to intimidate him into
never coming back.” This is not the first time Dan has
seen this.
The police arrived, talked to him, and quickly departed.
“Nothing resulted from the brief visit,” Dan said, aside
from the abortion center wasting taxpayers’ money on
officers following up a bogus complaint.
Dan needed to cheer up the young man, so he told him
about the baby who was saved the day before. “His face
lit up like the sun, smiling from ear to ear.”
Speaking of Milwaukee, the 40 Days for Life team has its
green smocks again — the ones that look almost exactly
like the ones Planned Parenthood’s escorts wear. In fact,
they even say “parenthood volunteer” with a cross-like
design that resembles the style of Planned Parenthood’s
logo.
To see a picture of green-smocked volunteers in Milwaukee,
go to:
http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=1756
Planned Parenthood tried to pull a fast one — they
switched to orange smocks for their escorts. “They looked
really pleased with themselves,” Dan said.
But his team was ready — they pulled out orange versions
of THEIR OWN smocks! He’d seen one of the orange Planned
Parenthood smocks earlier and sensed that something was
up. So they had some orange “parenthood volunteer” smocks
on hand just in case Planned Parenthood switched colors.
The vigil participants put on the orange and Dan says
the smiles on the escorts’ faces “turned upside down —
WAY down!”