Jeremiah 7:9 “Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;”
Jeremiah 7:31 “And they have
built the high places of Tophet, which is in the
valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and
their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not,
neither came it into my heart.”
Throughout Scripture, we find God and His people in
conflict with the false god Baal, and judgment is sure whenever His people fall
prey to the worship of this false god of the Canaanites. In Numbers 25, for
instance, God sends a plague among the people of Israel for participating in
the worship of Baal at Peor on their journey to the Promised Land. Then in 1
Kings 18, we find Elijah confronting the prophets of Baal who had been brought
to the land by the wicked Queen Jezebel. In Jeremiah 7, he is prophesying impending
judgment against Israel for worshipping Baal and other false gods. They had
gone as far as setting up a “high place” which was a name for a place of
worship in the Valley of Hinnom just outside of Jerusalem. The thing that
really kindled the Lord’s anger was the abhorrent practice of child sacrifice that
was occurring.
From Genesis to Revelation, we discover that blood is a
sacred thing to God. The blood of Abel cried out to God from the earth in
Genesis 4, and Proverbs 6:16-17 reveal that God hates the hands that shed
innocent blood. I ask sincerely, “WHAT BLOOD CAN BE MORE INNOCENT APART FROM
THE BLOOD OF JESUS THAN THE BLOOD OF AN UNBORN CHILD?” Yet, for almost 50
years, the American Courts had sanctioned the shedding of innocent blood and
blocked individual states from passing laws to restrict this heinous practice. While
our gods weren’t specifically called Baal, the sacrifice of innocent children on
these high places were still occurring accumulating in the deaths of 63 million
babies during that time. We sacrificed to the gods of mammon/money, personal
convenience, and even eugenics as Planned Parenthood’s founder, Margaret
Sanger, would speak to KKK rallies in the early 20th Century and promote
abortions as a way to curb the population of the undesirable segments of American
society. Even Planned Parenthood themselves removed Sanger’s name from their organization
due to “her racist legacy” in 2020 (https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/07/21/margaret-sanger-planned-parenthood-eugenics/).
While it is good that Planned Parenthood finally admitted the racist roots of
their organization and attempted to right that wrong, it still is responsible for the death of countless millions
of babies on the altars of monetary gain and personal convenience. Furthermore,
the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) had been complicit through
their egregious overreach in the Roe V. Wade decision.
On Friday of last week, June 24th, that changed. By a vote of 6-3,
the SCOTUS announce it was overturning Roe v. Wade and sending the issue back
to the states to be decided on a state-by-state basis. While many on the right
are crediting Donald Trump for his judicial appointments, and many on the left
are denouncing the decision on the basis of Personal Sovereignty, Separation of
Church and State, and Privacy Rights, let me share what I believe the decision
is from a spiritual and prophetic standpoint. THIS IS A VICTORY FOR THE SPIRIT
OF ELIJAH OVER THE PROPHETS OF BAAL! This is also a victory for the Remnant
of believers who prayed for Roe v. Wade to be overturned and at least allow the
states to decide for themselves what their practice would be. This was a
victory for all the godly Pastors who stood for life and preached against the
practice of abortion, in spite of being maligned by some in their congregations
as “getting political.” BUT EVEN MORE, I believe this can be the start of something wonderful in our nation. We used to sing “These are the Days of Elijah,
declaring the Word of the Lord. These are the days of Your servant Moses
righteousness being restored….Behold He comes!” I still believe God wants to
send revival to America before the Lord returns. Furthermore, I believe the date being the 24th is significant as 24 represents the Righteous Judgment of God as we see 24 elders around the throne in Revelation 4 and 5. Perhaps this decision will be
the first step toward that occurring. May the true Church of the Lord Jesus
rise to the occasion. May we stand for the sanctity of life from the womb to
the tomb. And may we boldly proclaim the salvation and healing found at the
cross to so many people who have been left broken by this fallen world and its
systems! I, for one AM AND ALWAYS WILL BE a Pastor who stand for life. God
bless!
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