This week on the
forty-first anniversary of Roe v. Wade, I had the privilege of joining hundreds of thousands of others in the annual March for Life, the largest pro-life event in
the world. It was amazing to see those who are, like me, dedicated to the value
of human life. I went to the March because it is evil that our Supreme Court
has ruled that it is lawful to end innocent life. I’m not willing to sit down and become apathetic while thousands of defenseless children are sacrificed to the gods of our culture every day. We must pray for
repentance and restoration for our country in this respect.
The Psalms have a lot
to say about human life, as does the Bible in general. The Psalms speak of the
joy that children bring and what a gift they are. My pastor (and dad!) preached
on Psalm 127 last Sunday and it stood out to me as it speaks of a
Christ-centered household.
Psalm 127
1 Unless the Lord
builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches
over the city,
the watchman stays awake in vain.
2 It is in vain that
you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of
anxious toil;
for he gives to his beloved sleep.
3 Behold, children are
a heritage from the Lord,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
4 Like arrows in the
hand of a warrior
are the children of one's youth.
5 Blessed is the man
who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to
shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the
gate.
God is the giver of
life and the one who formed each of us in the womb, knowing every one of our days
before even our parents knew of our existence. God cares about the life He has
created in His own image. If God knows even about the death of sparrows
(Matthew 10), we can be certain that He does not think lightly of the millions
of legalized murders in our nation. Life is valuable to the one who has created
it.
Young ones were never
hated by Jesus throughout His earthly ministry, nor does God intend them to be
shunned by society. They are a gift from Him that should be treated as such. Psalm
8:4-5 speaks of the worth and dignity of human life of any age and stage: What is man that you are mindful of him, and
the son of man that you care for him? Yet you have made him a little lower than
the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. Mankind was
created in God’s image (Genesis 1:27) and therefore life has intrinsic value.
Life should be defended
because you and I were once in the womb as well.
So was the eternal Son
of God.
Throughout the Bible,
the value God assigns to human life is evident. It is clear in the Psalms, and
it’s clear in the incarnation of Christ. The Word became flesh. Not only were
you and I once at this early stage of development, but God Himself was once in
the womb. Christ’s incarnation began roughly nine months before his birth.
Life is precious to
God, and it should be precious to us. Let’s defend those who can’t stand up for
themselves yet. Loving our neighbor as ourselves begins with our neighbor in
the womb.
Note: Angela Kim wrote
a beautiful pro-life article for this blog on Psalm 139 about a year ago. Please check out
her thoughts here.
I also recommend taking
ten minutes to listen to John Piper’s podcast from Wednesday: Roe v. Wade Assaults the Incarnation of Christ. There are many wonderful resources online
on this subject as well if you desire to be better informed.
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