When writing about Elijah appointing Elisha to be his
successor in 1 Kings 19, Warren Wiersbe made the following statement:
“No one generation can do everything, but each generation
must see to it that people in the next generation are called and trained and
that the tools are made available for them to continue the work of the Lord[1].”
No one generation can do everything. Wiersbe is exactly
right in that regard, and this applies to many different battles that we might find
ourselves in. One battle that I have stayed committed to is over the lives of
the unborn.
Some have thrown in the towel. Some have thrown their hands
in the air in desperation. “What’s the use? We will never overturn Roe.”
I know that this has been a long, frustrating battle, but we
can’t lose heart. I realize that the Supreme Court is not going to rule on this
matter again any time soon, but there is more to it than that. Instead of
viewing this as an insurmountable challenge, let’s just focus on this
generation making a difference. While we work to do what we can, let us also
train the next generation to continue the fight once our time is done.
What are some ways that this generation can chip away at
abortion? Here are a few:
*Get involved in crisis pregnancy centers. Every day these
centers talk scared girls into delivering their children by giving them hope,
diapers, and love.
*Write to Congress. Talk to your representatives, and
remember they are paid by you to represent you. Tell them to defund Planned
Parenthood. Let them know that you and your vote will only support the right to
life.
*Vote. Realize that there is more to this than the Supreme
Court. Embryonic stem cell research, tax payer funding of abortion, abortion
without parental consent for minors, money sent to countries like Mexico for
free abortions—these things have all been recent topics in elections.
*Go to school. Your child’s school, that is. Know what they
are doing. Let the school board know that you disapprove of nurses and guidance
counselors driving girls to abortion clinics without parental consent, that you
disapprove of Planned Parenthood being on campus, and that you disapprove of
contraception being given to students. If the school board doesn’t care, let
them know you will alert the local media. Most people disapprove of abortions
for minors without parental knowledge and consent, and the school board members
answer to the voters.
*Petition. No, not in the “in-your-face picket sign” way.
But people like Abby Johnson and groups like 40 Days for Life have great
professional, loving methods of offering prayer to abortion clinic workers.
They are constantly seeing people walk away from their jobs and joining the
pro-life movement.
*Display something, like the tiny footprints lapel pin.
These are great conversation starters and eye-openers.
*Donate money to groups that are fighting the fight the
right way, like 180. Your donations can make a big difference.
*Educate yourself. Know how abortions are performed, when
they are performed, and just how far along these tiny lives are when they are
aborted. Next time someone says, “It’s just a clump of cells,” you can say,
“That clump of cells has unique DNA, fingerprints, and a working brain and
heart, and it is only 7 weeks old.”
*Pray. That is not just the Christian follow-up point. It is
our most powerful weapon. Pray for abortion to come to an end and for the Lord
to forgive this nation for the genocide against our most defenseless members.
We also need to focus on smaller ways of gaining back
ground, like when President George W. Bush banned partial-birth abortion (that
President Clinton signed into law). By pushing legislation that requires the
mother to see an ultrasound of her baby before she has an abortion, or that
requires the mother be given accurate information about what an abortion
actually is, or that only leaves abortion legal in the cases of rape, incest,
or the mother’s health, we can win battles without winning the war.
By doing these
things and more, we can reduce the number of abortions, and continue to sway
people away from voting for any candidate that is pro-abortion. In so doing, we
can leave the next generation in better position to get this atrocity back
before the Supreme Court. And if we do our job, the bench will have nine
pro-life Justices that were appointed by pro-life Presidents, and they will
vote for what the majority of Americans want: to protect the lives of the
unborn.
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