[Salvation]

March 22, 2010

Day 34 - March 22

 

Intention:

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:

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.

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

[Salvation]

Today’s email:

As the dust settles following the devastating
U.S. House vote that imposed abortion coverage and
government funding of abortion under the guise of
health care, many people are feeling a sense of
despair today.

But Jeremiah 29:11 clearly instructs us: “For I know
the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are
plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future
and a hope.”

Even in the midst of this darkness, God has given us
more than 2,500 reasons to have great hope. And that
hope is because of YOU.

This past week, 40 Days for Life reached a milestone.
In this, the sixth coordinated, simultaneous 40-day
campaign of prayer and fasting, constant vigil and
community outreach, we now know of ...

... more than 2,500 babies ...

... saved from abortion during these campaigns.

The exact total is currently 2,536. We’re aware of
numerous sets of twins — and at least one set of
triplets — included in that count.

Not only have 2,536 babies been spared from abortion,
but the impact was also felt on each of their mothers
and fathers.

So that’s roughly 7,500 lives directly impacted by your
prayers and the mercy of Almighty God!

Add to that grandparents, siblings, friends — it’s
staggering to think about the number of people
positively affected each time a mother chooses life.

And for this campaign alone, the total stands at ...

... 368 babies saved ... that we know of.

Of course, only God knows the true total.

The 40 Days for Life campaigns in New York City have
reported more than 20 turnarounds this campaign. The
good news is that prayer is effective; the challenge
is that New York is the abortion capital of the
United States.

The 40 Days for Life campaign in Queens is being
conducted in an area the prayer volunteers call
“abortion row.”

Click here for a photo of a typical day at the vigil
in Queens:

http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=839

It may look at first glance like these people are
praying outside a donut shop — but that’s not the
case. The donut shop just has the misfortune of being
right between two abortion facility entrances.

To the left, there’s Women’s Health Care. To the right,
Jackson Heights Women’s Medical. Because of the
neighborhood they’re in, both businesses have signs
in Spanish.

The prayer volunteers are often hassled for being
there. But they know that’s where they have to be in
order to make a difference.

We’re often told that it’s useless to stand outside
the abortion center because women arriving for
appointments have already firmly decided that abortion
is the right “choice.”

Time after time, that abortion industry maxim is
proven wrong.

In Southfield, Michigan, 40 Days for Life vigil
participants met a woman who was walking into the
abortion facility. They spoke to her briefly, and
learned that abortion was the “choice” of her mother
and boyfriend — she was being pressured into it.

As she walked into the building, one of the
volunteers told her that free help was available
just up the street at a pro-life pregnancy center.

That apparently struck a chord.

She recalled that this pro-life center had helped a
friend of hers. So while she was in the waiting room
at the abortion facility, she called her friend. The
friend soon arrived, walked into the building — and
the two women then left together to go to the
pro-life resource center.

The young woman then called her mother to explain why
she was refusing to abort her child.

As one of the Southfield volunteers said, “Praise God
for using us and this incredible live-saving team he
has put together in our community!”