At the Democratic National Convention yesterday, the
President of NARAL Pro Choice America shared how she had become pregnant at an
inconvenient time, and so she killed her unborn baby. She was not confessing sin, she was celebrating
her “freedom”. The crowd’s
response? They cheered. You can read about it and watch it yourself
(if you have the stomach) here.
Tragically, this is not new. Four years ago the democrats also cheered for
abortion. You can read about that here.
They no longer even pretend to want abortion to be “rare,
safe, and legal” (as the Democrats used to say). Of course it has never been safe for the tiny
unborn humans who have their limbs ripped off, or who are poisoned to
death. But at least back in the 90’s
they presented abortion as a tragic necessity.
They were wrong, but instead of getting less wrong they have gotten far
more wrong. Now they cheer and celebrate
abortion. And they are unapologetically
fighting to have your tax dollars pay for it.
When evil is
cheered and promoted, what can we do?
Evil can be compared to having a severe infection which
if not treated will lead to death. Such
an infection often produces a high fever.
Taking medicine like Tylenol to help with the fever can be part of the
treatment. But if you only treat the
fever, the patient will die. You need
strong anti-biotics to cure the disease.
In the same way, evil being cheered by the democrats
calls for different levels of response.
Should Bible believing Christians oppose the Democratic
Party? I unapologetically say yes, we
should. Practically speaking, will this
mean voting for Republicans? Most of the time I think so, yes. Although sometimes a Republican candidate
might be so bad that we should vote for neither party. But talking about who to vote for is like
talking about giving aspirin to a patient with a life threating infection. Sure, it might help and be the right thing to
do, but it is not the main thing that needs to be done.
Voting and politics are impotent to rescue us. Only
Jesus and the Gospel can do that.
So by all means vote.
But far more importantly strive to serve God with all your heart. Use your God given gifts to build up His
church. Give sacrificially. Be devoted to prayer. Increase your time in your prayer
closet. Meet more often with others to
pray. Reach out and share God’s love and
truth with your hurting neighbors. Love
more. Confess your own sins and
repent. Who knows? God may yet have mercy on our nation and send
us what we most desperately need: a spiritual revival.
By a spiritual revival, I mean a mighty work of the Holy
Spirit which results in a whole lot more people loving Jesus a whole lot
more. It will include more people
falling in love with Jesus for the first time when they hear and believe the
gospel, are baptized, and begin to follow Him. True revival will result in many
getting free from habitual sin. The
deeds and attitudes of the flesh will be replaced by the fruit of the Spirit.
It will mean many who have lost their “first love” turning back to Jesus for
healing and grace and renewal.
Revival will result in many Christians being freshly
filled with the Holy Spirit and empowered for ministry. Many new people will be called to new
ministries. Revival will result in churches being filled again. Revived people will be joyfully singing
praises to God.
One last thing about what revival will bring. Women will still talk about their
abortions. But they will do so on their
knees as they speak with their Heavenly Father.
And they will find grace, healing, and forgiveness. And there will be cheering in Heaven as the
lost are found and the wounded are healed.
Jesus alone is our hope. Only God, through the Holy
Spirit, can bring true revival. Fix your eyes on Him.
p.s. Thanks to Emily
Pixler, whose post on Facebook was seen by my wife, Hope, who in turn alerted
me to the news about cheering for abortion at the DNC.
