40 Days For Life Day 10

Please note the request at the bottom of the blog.
Please spend some time in prayer on Saturday whether
at an abortion site or in your home.

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DAY 10 INTENTION
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May those who hold life as trivial realize that we
live because God wills it so.

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SCRIPTURE
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Who among all these does not know that the hand of
the Lord has done this, in His hand is the life of
every creature and the breath of all mankind.

-- Job 12:9-10

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REFLECTION
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Job was a man acquainted with grief, trials and
tribulation. He had everything taken from him,
including his family. He endured sickness,
ridicule and judgment from his friends.

Everyone gave him advice about his situation,
questioning his spirituality and his God. Job's
circumstances were bad but he never loses faith.

Why? Because "the hand of the Lord has made all
life." Created by God, he knows his life has
meaning and purpose, regardless of the
circumstances.

In our present culture, we've lost that basic
truth; every life is made and allowed to live by
God's sovereign authority. As people who pride
ourselves on our independence, we have a hard time
acknowledging our dependence on God.

From our creation, when we were knit together in
our mother's womb to our last breath, God's word
is clear that "in His hand is the life of every
creature and the breath of all mankind."

It's time for us as individuals, and as a society,
to recognize that we exist by God's grace and turn
back to Him, honoring His word and His teachings.

Why? Because our world is full of Jobs, people who
are dealing with trials and tribulations and
hurting desperately.

Job's response should be ours as well. Regardless
of what we face (even an unplanned pregnancy) God
in His wisdom and mercy will redeem it.

How do I know? Job's friends who doubted God's
sovereignty cry out to God asking for help, God
instructs Job to pray for his friends and after he
does, God restores all that Job had lost.

In other words, because Job never lost faith and
knew and trusted His Creator, the Lord blessed
Job.

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PRAYER
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Thank you Father God for being the Creator of my
life and every life. Please give me, and the
society in which I live, an appreciation for your
gift of life.

Please help us set aside our pride and acknowledge
that we need you.

Show me how I can honor you today in response to
all the blessings you bestow freely. In the name
of Jesus, Amen.

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Tomorrow -- Saturday -- is the day when more
abortions are done across America than any other
day of the week.

More than 7,000 children are currently scheduled
to die tomorrow, and their mothers and fathers are
about to make a tragic decision that will haunt
them for a lifetime.

Can you -- like Melissa -- take one hour to go out
and pray tomorrow at a 40 Days for Life vigil (if
there is one near you) or outside a nearby Planned
Parenthood center or other abortion facility?

It could make a life-saving difference, and -- who
knows -- it could even impact an eternal soul!

Yours for Life,

David Bereit
National Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

Shalom~~