God's Children #20

I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

Ps 139:14-17 www.solascriptura.com

Father, You make it clear that a child waiting to be born is known by You. They are fashioned in Your image, they are wonderfully made. You saw our substance, our being, before we were made.

Father, in the light of these verses, we pray that people do not willfully remove a child from the womb prematurely, that they do not decide to terminate a life that You have ordained.

Father, a huge number of children were not permitted to come into the world. The burden of such decisions remains with us. Some of these decisions were made in ignorance of Your will and some were due to concerns that only a woman can know. But, this is not the unforgivable sin. None of our sins, except rejecting You after having been born of the Spirit, are unforgivable.

This prayer O'God is for us, many of us. We confess not only this sin but all of our sins, knowing that Your grace and mercy simply exceed our understanding. Give us assurance, this day, of Your forgiveness and help us to go forward with a determination, powered by the indwelling Holy Spirit, to sin no more.

We are certain of Your love and compassion for every child, born and unborn and we take comfort in knowing that every child, born and unborn, have their personal angel, assigned by You. No one can take a child from Your hand. Bless us as we acknowledge You in this most complex area. We seek Your guidance, patience and mercy, constantly. We pray in Jesus' name, amen.

Bruce Caldwell