The Sanctity of Life

Last Sunday we commemorated National Sanctity of Life Sunday. This is a day where around the nation Christian churches highlight the sacredness of human life, God as the author of life, and the tragedy of over 1 million abortions occurring every year in our country.

The Bible is filled with commands that we are to protect the defenseless and the innocent (Psalm 82:3-4, Proverbs 6:16-17, Jeremiah 22:17) and that God preordains human life and creates it in the womb (Psalm 139:13-16).

With our beliefs from the Bible and our desire to rid our nation of this blight, what are we to do? Here are my recommendations…

A Heart of Wisdom for 2013

Times have changed. In 4000 BC the fastest way to travel on land was by camel at a whopping 4 miles per hour. Today, if you’re wealthy enough, you can buy and drive a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport that travels at 267 MPH.

This dramatic increase in speed illustrates something deeper about life in general. The truth is, life is moving faster today than at any other time in history. The stress and the pressure to get more done is accelerating at an unbelievable rate. As the RPM’s of life creep higher and higher, believers must ask themselves: Is this how God wants me to live?