Jesus said, “Whoever welcomes this (completely dependent) little child [Greek, paidion] in my name welcomes me . . . For he who is least among you all—he is the greatest” (Luke 9:48).
Who today is completely dependent? Who is the least?
Slaughter of innocents
Manasseh, king of Israel, shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:16). King Nebuchadnezzar carried Israel into exile because Manasseh had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was not willing to forgive (2 Kings 24:4).
Shedding innocent blood leads to exile. No one is more innocent than our unborn children.
According to the World Health Organisation, we abort 40 to 50 million babies each year—125,000 per day.
To put this in perspective, 85 million people died in World War II—39,170 per day. We are aborting babies three times as fast. 146,000 died of all causes in Hiroshima. We are killing as many every 28 hours.
Why do we kill them?
“We can’t afford it. We didn’t plan him. We don’t want her.” Selfish ambition—prosperity, control, or convenience.
The bottom line is we want the sex without the consequences; the pleasure without the purpose. When contraception is freely available, passion precedes caution. This is not a new problem.
A monstrous idol
The nastiest idol in Scripture was Molech, the fire god of the Ammonites. They believed sacrificing their children in his fire guaranteed prosperity.
God hates it. “Any Israelite or any alien living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death” (Leviticus 20:2).
He also holds us to account. “If the people of the community close their eyes . . . I will set my face against that man and his family” (Leviticus 20:4-5).
Where do aborted babies end up?
“John, that’s Old Testament!”
Here is Acts 7:43. You have lifted up the shrine of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.
The pro-life issue is far more serious than an ethical debate. God cannot restrain his hand any longer. We must repent of our tolerance of this deadly crime, or suffer the outcome.
There is no such thing as an unwanted child—God wants them.