“Then God said ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’ So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them…” Genesis 1:26-28a
Man bears the “image of greatest likeness” to God…what a miraculously wonderful gift!
Being an “image bearer” means every human being has inherent worth and value. Every human life is sacred, because God Himself is sacred. Every human life is Holy (Set Apart) from the rest of creation, because God Himself is Holy. Every human life is special, because every human life has been fashioned in the image of God!
Almost 40 years ago, on January 22, 1984, President Ronald Reagan instituted National Sanctity of Human Life Day. President Reagan’s proclamation was made 11 years after the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade and in response to the extreme loss of life that followed that decision — the murder of 15 million pre-born babies.
Today we can reasonably estimate that every minute in the United States a pre-born baby is killed through abortion.
Estimates of the number of abortions range from 600K to 1 Million per year, because it is difficult to quantify the use of abortion through oral drugs that are not authorized by a doctor and some states don’t report abortion statistics to the CDC.
That is just in the United States. There are millions of unborn babies murdered every year across the world.
But the tragedy isn’t only found in the genocide of the unborn. As President Reagan observed in 1984, the increasing dismissal and devaluing of human life leads to an increasing erosion of our culture’s “...sense of the worth and dignity of every individual.”
Human worth doesn’t rise and fall with the number of impairments we do or don’t have, it isn’t dependent on our productivity or someone else’s subjective sense of our benefit to society. Our worth is calculated by the infinite value of the one who’s image we are made in!
Even someone with legitimate disabilities and impairments has inestimable value. The image and the power of God are uniquely displayed in their lives.
The vulnerable & those with disabilities – Their lives are SACRED!
The orphan & fatherless – Their lives are SACRED!
The isolated and elderly – Their lives are SACRED!
The unborn — Their lives are SACRED!
Each life is a life created by God and for God. Made by His hand, to reflect His image!
“For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things were created through him and for him.” Col 1:16
please join us in praying today!
Pray for supernatural change and brokenness in the hearts of government officials, policy makers and in the Oval Office.
Pray for boldness and effectiveness in the promotion of life for organizations such as LIVE ACTION, 40 Days for Life and Pro-Life Action Ministries.
Pray for Lifeline Pregnancy Center here in Wilmington. Pray for the Lord to use their staff and their services to save babies and assist moms and dads facing unplanned pregnancies.
Pray for your own heart to maintain firm biblical CONVICTIONS surrounding the promotion and protection of life, while remaining COMPASSIONATE to the men and women facing unplanned pregnancies.
