We pray for the conversion of abortionists and all abortion advocates.
SCRIPTURE
Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.
-- Isaiah 1:16-17
REFLECTION by Rev. Ben Sheldon
God is just.
Inscribed around the inside of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, are the immortal words of Thomas Jefferson: "I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just."
If the deist, Jefferson, knew in the depths of his being that God is just, how much more ought we Christians to reflect on this profound truth?
The justice of God, like his holiness and his purity, encourages us to seek justice for all people.
It is the evil deeds and wrong, selfish attitudes of our modern society that have led to the cavalier acceptance of abortion and euthanasia.
But, as Jefferson also said, "his justice will not sleep forever."
God is calling us today to seek justice, to encourage the oppressed, and to defend the orphans and widows of our society.
It is a noble calling! It is one which every true believer, every God-fearing man and woman, should heed with no hesitation and no reluctance.
To follow the God of justice and truth is to stand unequivocally for the right to life of everyone, especially the unborn, the physically disabled, and the terminally ill.
God's word through the prophet Isaiah is as relevant in today's 21st century world as it was in Isaiah's 8th century BC world.
May God's grace help us to defend the unborn's right to life as well as that of the already born.
PRAYER
O God, our heavenly Father, give us courage and wisdom as we seek to eradicate the evil in our society.
Help us to realize that your divine Spirit alone can change hearts and minds so that all your human creatures may enjoy the fullness of life you intended for them.
I pray this prayer in the name of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, Amen.
Holy God,
Getting involved is sometimes difficult. It is so much easier to walk away from problems and claim that they do not concern us. But we know that Your Word tells us that we ARE to be concerned and involved in the problems of others, and that we are to defend those who cannot defend themselves. Give us the will to pray, the courage to act, and the desire to extend our love to those who have no other hope. Make us open to Your leading in all things, for whatever You have asked us to do, You have promised that You will equip us to do. And may Your Holy Name be glorified in every act prompted by Your love. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.