News is coming through that the people of the Irish Republic have voted to "liberalise" the abortion laws in the country, thus paving the way for a holocaust of 1,000s of babies who will be butchered as a result of this.
In the referendum campaign the promoters of this wickedness shamefully used the death of a pregnant Indian women, Savita Halappanavar, as a pretext to forward their murderous intents.
This unfortunate lady fell ill while in Ireland, and the doctors refused to carry out an abortion because they deemed that her life was not at risk. Her subsequent death was NOT the result of Ireland's strict pro-life laws, but due to the incompetence of the doctors, they didn't have the medical nous to recognise that her symptoms suggested her life was at risk.
However, the pro-killing lobby don't deal in facts, they deal in lies and duplicity for one very simple reason - they are agents of Satan whom he is using to pursue his vile agenda.
I truly pray that God, in His mercy, doesn't punish Ireland for trampling underfoot the teaching of His word in Psalm 139 verses 13-16, which clearly states that human life begins in the womb. History has shown that when a state ushers in laws such as this, then dreadful calamities result; an example being that, when British parliament voted for such in the 1967 this was followed by an outbreak of "foot and mouth" disease and the onset of the troubles in Northern Ireland which led to 1,000s of deaths.
It is my sincere wish that God will be merciful to Ireland but, given that His word and His honour have been violated, I fear for the people in that land as they suffer the consequences of what they have done.
In the meantime our response should be two-fold. We should pray for those women and their supporters, who have killed their children, that they would come to repentance and faith in Christ. God is merciful to those who are truly repentant and accept Christ. Also, secondly, we should be even more zealous to spread the truths of the Gospel, wherever we are, because it is only in the Gospel that people living sinful lives can be radically transformed, and know the joy of sins forgiven.
Saturday, 26 May 2018
Saturday, 12 May 2018
Manasseh - a trophy of Grace.
It has been my privilege to have been involved in open air outreach for some 40 years, and I've had the joy of pointing hundreds of people to Christ over that time.
Given the hardness of peoples' hearts and, in some cases, their open and flagrant perversions, it is tempting to wonder if the Gospel really is effective in changing people. The answer to such unwelcome meanderings of the mind is to look at examples of God's power, not only in every day life, but also in God's inerrant word - the Bible.
One such example is Manasseh.
In 2nd Chronicles 33 we read of him becoming king of Judah at the young age of 12 and not dying until 55 years later - quite a long life for that time. It was not long before the wickedness of his heart become apparent in the rampant idolatry he practised, which was so depraved he even sacrificed children to pagan gods. Indeed, his vileness was such that he even surpassed the heathen nations around Israel and Judah.
It is not spiritually healthy to spend too long dwelling upon the awful things he did but it is necessary to acquaint ourselves with these facts for one very important reason - God's grace is magnified in his life as the Lord turns his heart to Himself in true repentance, a repentance which shows itself in the changed life. This is recorded for us in verses 12 - 16.
What an encouragement for us in our own work of spreading the seed of the Gospel. We may often wonder if someone has steeped themselves in wickedness so much that they simply cannot be saved; and yet we remind ourselves - if God can save one as depraved as Manasseh He can save anybody.
In the light of that glorious and wonderful truth - let us continue to spread the Word, believing that the Gospel has lost none of its power; as the Bible says "For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation, to everyone that believes..." Romans 1 v 16.
Given the hardness of peoples' hearts and, in some cases, their open and flagrant perversions, it is tempting to wonder if the Gospel really is effective in changing people. The answer to such unwelcome meanderings of the mind is to look at examples of God's power, not only in every day life, but also in God's inerrant word - the Bible.
One such example is Manasseh.
In 2nd Chronicles 33 we read of him becoming king of Judah at the young age of 12 and not dying until 55 years later - quite a long life for that time. It was not long before the wickedness of his heart become apparent in the rampant idolatry he practised, which was so depraved he even sacrificed children to pagan gods. Indeed, his vileness was such that he even surpassed the heathen nations around Israel and Judah.
It is not spiritually healthy to spend too long dwelling upon the awful things he did but it is necessary to acquaint ourselves with these facts for one very important reason - God's grace is magnified in his life as the Lord turns his heart to Himself in true repentance, a repentance which shows itself in the changed life. This is recorded for us in verses 12 - 16.
What an encouragement for us in our own work of spreading the seed of the Gospel. We may often wonder if someone has steeped themselves in wickedness so much that they simply cannot be saved; and yet we remind ourselves - if God can save one as depraved as Manasseh He can save anybody.
In the light of that glorious and wonderful truth - let us continue to spread the Word, believing that the Gospel has lost none of its power; as the Bible says "For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation, to everyone that believes..." Romans 1 v 16.
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