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Anniversaries are important. We are even told to remember history.
the Jews firmly obligated themselves and their offspring and all who joined them, that without fail they would keep these two days according to what was written and at the time appointed every year, that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, in every clan, province, and city, and that these days of Purim should never fall into disuse among the Jews …
Esther 9:27-28, ESV
You shall eat no leavened bread with it. Seven days you shall eat it with unleavened bread, the bread of affliction—for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste—that all the days of your life you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 16:3And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.
Deuteronomy 8:2
Unfortunately, today has not been a holiday of much joy for many people, though some may claim it as such.
It was 42 years ago today that the Supreme Court made a decision that changed the nation dramatically.
Now for a little sensationalism …
Forty-second anniversary of Roe vs. Wade – Answers in Genesis, 2015
Now, I depends on who you talk to, so I will not really get into a big numbers argument over who has died from abortions or how many abortions happened before and after the Roe vs. Wade decision.
My real argument for today is what we should remember.
You may remember I discussed the interesting parallel between the times of Moses’ birth, Jesus’ birth, and today.
You may remember I discussed the misunderstandings that have arisen about what people believe and what love is.
Most importantly, you may remember when I discussed birth control (and other related things).
(If you want to take a moment to read those, the rest of this post will still be here when you are done!)
Truth be told, it does not matter how many abortions there are or the women’s lives that may be saved from abortions being legal.
Most people on both sides of the issue agree that lowering the number of abortions is good. At the least, fewer abortions means less risk of complications for women. At best, there is no issue.
What we need to remember is that this is an important issue. Regardless of when science finally decides when life begins, the Bible does tell us that even these little lives are important:
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
Psalm 139:13-14Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you …
Jeremiah 1:5
The point in these two passages is that God cares for people, even inside the womb.
What we need to remember is that legislation and science will not necessarily lower the number of abortions.
What it will take is for a complete life change to happen in women AND men. It is making responsible and moral decisions.
And that only fully happens when Jesus Christ is involved.
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:5-8But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Galatians 5:22-24
That is what we need to remember most. The loss of over 50 million babies in about 40 years reminds us that we need Jesus to move in our lives through His Holy Spirit.
Only God can heal and change lives.