Thought for the Day – What Do You Do?

He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. John 12:48 (KJV)

What does one do when the Scriptures say something different than what we have been taught? We have been taught all our lives that our church fathers and church traditions are as inspired as God’s words so we must obey what the church says in order to be “saved.”

The Bible, however, says differently. Jesus’ own words in John 12:48 say that God’s word, the Scriptures, will be what shall judge us in the last day. Jesus’ words, recorded in the Bible, will be what is used. Just as the laws of the land judge a criminal, so will the Scriptures judge each one of us.

So put aside religious affiliation for just a moment and read what God says in His word about this topic. We all know that God is not capable of lying, but man is.

God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. Romans 3:4 (KJV)

Since God is incapable of lying, it stands to reason that His word contains the truth. We are to obey His word – above any words of man.

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. Acts 5:29 (KJV)

If man says, “I have found ancient documentation which says we must follow church traditions” but yet church tradition contradicts God’s word. How is a person suppose to handle this? Will church tradition and church fathers be the ones to judge us come Judgment Day? John 14:28 says that we are going to be judged by God’s word, not man’s words or traditions. Therefore, if tradition contradicts Scripture, it stands to reason we would obey the truth found in Scripture.

O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? Gal 3:1 (KJV)

Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? Gal 5:7 (KJV)

Paul had the same problem with the Galatians. Those wishing to follow traditions were leading others astray. Paul exhorted them to get back on track and obey the truth of God’s word! It’s important, friend! It will make all the difference in whether you heed what you have been taught all your life or heed God’s word. How important is God’s word?

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. Psalms 138:2 (KJV)

God magnifies His word above His own name! How important is that??? Is it any wonder God’s word is attacked today? It is the word of God that cleanses us – it leads us to salvation in Jesus Christ! (Psalm 119:9) The born-again Christian keeps himself clean by heeding God’s word! We set ourselves apart by heeding God’s word.

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. 18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. John 17:17-19 (KJV)

Is it any wonder that the devil would distract mankind with religion? It is not religion that saves. It is Jesus Christ (John 14:6) that saves – it is His word that we must obey – it is according to His word that we will be judged. Wouldn’t you rather obey God rather than man so that you are certain rather than obey traditional religion and not know for certain? (1 John 5:13)

Thought for the Day – Sinking

~Matthew 14:25-32 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

How many times have we been on fire for the Lord and willing to go to any lengths to serve Him?  Then, the minute the turbulent storms of life appear, we take our eyes off the Saviour, and we see our circumstances.  Fear sets in and we begin to sink.

I’ve often wondered what would have happened to Peter had he not looked around to see the storm around him but had focused on Christ instead.  Would Peter and Jesus have walked on the water to the ship to meet up with the others?  Instead, he began to sink and cried out for Jesus to save him.  The Word says that Jesus immediately stretched out His hand and caught Peter.  Jesus asked him why he had doubted?

What a lesson for me to learn!  As I go through my storms in life, I will feel as though I am sinking and all alone when I take my eyes off Christ and place them on my circumstances.  Thank You, Lord, for giving me the peace that You will immediately stretch forth Your hand and catch me!!  What comfort this brings to me!

Thought for the Day – Peace and Rest

~Matthew 11:28-30 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Not one person can truly say he has experienced true peace, rest and freedom from life’s burdens until they have been born again and entered into a genuine Father/child relationship with the Heavenly Father. This comes only through salvation.

Do you have this kind of true peace and rest? If not, I challenge you to question the path you are on and read the Gospel of John through three times. Please contact me when you are finished 🙂

No God, no peace. Know God, know peace.

Thought for the Day – Away from the World

~Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Christ did not want us to be like the rest of the world. His ministry was consistently pointing people to their sin and encouraging them to forsake their worldliness. He did not just make a suggestion but also gave us directions as to how to accomplish this task. Renewing of our minds comes as a result of having a new nature.

~2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Our old worldly nature can only become new if we are born into a new nature – if we are born again.

~John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

~Joh 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

~1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

God’s Word lives and abides forever and is what pierces the heart to lead us to salvation. Once we are born again, the Holy Spirit guides us to live righteously and not like the world!

~Psalm 23:3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

This isn’t to say that we will be “sinless” but after salvation we will desire to grow and “sin less.” Herein lies the difference between those who are born again and those who are not. The new nature we receive at the time of salvation nudges us, through the Holy Spirit’s leading, toward righteous living. That is why we are different from the world … we do not desire the same things we did prior to our salvation. We are now children of the King, and as any parent guides and teaches his child, so does our Heavenly Father!

~2 Corinthians 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Thought for the Day – The Tongue of a Wise Woman

~Proverbs 15:1-2 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. (1) The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. (2)

I think we have all been through one of those arguments with our dear husbands where we know that he is wrong but he doesn’t know that he is wrong! 🙂 Yes, we can chuckle at this statement but what do we do as submissive wives during times like these?

Today’s verses tell us what to do. I have used these verses and applied them to my relationship with my beloved. After I remained quiet and didn’t try to prove my point, I discovered that God had the opportunity to work in the situation.How many times do we step in and have things work out horribly?!

If I had “fought back,” God would not have been able to show His glory. More times than not, when I apply Proverbs 15:1-2 in my conversations/arguments with my beloved, the Lord works it out and works in my husband’s heart. When I jump the gun, I don’t give the Lord the opportunity to work in the situation and I make it worse.

I hope that makes sense to y’all 🙂 Try to apply these two verses today with your beloved. God honors His Word!

Thought for the Day – Young Mothers

The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. Psalms 58:3 (KJV)

If we really look at this verse with a desire to understand its meaning, we can find a simple truth 🙂

A baby is born with a sin nature. Although a newborn cannot willfully speak a lie, he can do so in actions because he is born with that sin nature. It is “natural” for a human being to sin. (Psalm 51:5) Just as our parents, since the fall of Adam and Eve, were born with that same sin nature, so will our children.

As a baby experiences Mommy picking him up each time he cries, a habit is formed. At the infancy stage, crying is the only form of communication that a baby has to say that something is wrong. However, give that baby two to three months and he will have that routine figured out. My mother told me that once a baby is about three months old, he becomes spoiled and it is best to pick him up only when he really needs something. She was so right! I followed her advice with my first baby. But with the second, I was more lax and gave in to the cries. What followed thereafter were sleepless nights! I should have listened to Mom 🙂

Babies are not stupid. Although they cannot communicate verbally, everyone knows their screams can be heard three floors down when they are hungry 🙂 As the daily routine becomes a part of a baby’s life, he knows that each time he cries, Mommy comes to check on him.

“I think I’ve figured this out! I’m lonely and want to cuddle so I will cry and that nice lady will come pick me up!”

Thus, today’s verse! My precious little bundle of joy just lied to me! Maybe not in word, but surely in action! 🙂 Sin starts early in a baby’s life, doesn’t it? So how is a young mother to handle this?

If Mommy has spoiled her baby, it can be fixed 🙂 By the time a baby is a couple of months old, a mother can tell when her baby is hungry or when it’s just a dirty diaper. When the baby has been fed, burped, changed and cuddled for a bit, Mommy should put the baby down. If baby cries after a bit (and it’s not time for a feeding), don’t pick the baby up. Check his diaper – if it’s clean, rub the baby’s back and leave him alone to cry. Yes, it’s definitely difficult to hear your baby’s cries. However, if you do not nip this in the bud now, you will pay later. It won’t take longer than three days and your baby will realize that he will not be picked up when it’s not necessary. In kind, he will realize that when he’s hungry (and in “need”) his needs will be met.

As your baby gets older and it’s time for him to sleep through the night, this same concept can be used. My youngest had a habit of eating at 2:00 a.m. even at six and seven months old. It was at this time that I remembered hearing a godly woman speak at church on this very verse. I knew I had not heeded my mother’s advice and I was reaping what I had sown (or not sown). With Psalm 58:3 and my mother’s advice ringing in my ears, I stopped spoiling my baby. The first night of 2:00 a.m. crying, I went in to his room, laid him back down and left the room. He cried for nearly a half hour. This poor Momma was beside herself! The second night’s performance was similar but this time, he only cried for about 15 minutes. However, the third night was even better. After going in and laying him back down, he cried for a couple of minutes and that was it. That was the end of our 2:00 a.m. meetings! 🙂

I knew that I would never disobey my mother’s counsel in this area again 🙂 Had I listened to her and remembered Psalm 58:3, I could have been spared this excruciating lesson! I don’t know why the Lord laid it on my heart to write about this today – maybe there is a new mother reading this that is going through the same thing. I pray it is a blessing to someone!

Thought for the Day – Who Knows?

And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman. Ruth 3:11 (KJV)

“For ALL the city of my people doth know that thou art a VIRTUOUS woman.” What a testimony! The account of Ruth is filled with lessons from which we can glean!

Ruth did not start out living for God. Naomi’s testimony must have been such that Ruth learned much from her. When push came to shove, it was this testimony that laid the foundation for David’s future grandmother! (Ruth 1:16-17) Praise the Lord for godly mothers, mothers-in-law, grandmothers, etc.! You just never know who you are influencing to live for the Lord!

Back to our topic 🙂 Here is a woman whose reputation is known all over the city! Wow! That says a lot! Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary defines virtuous as:

1. Morally good; acting in conformity to the moral law; practicing the moral duties, and abstaining from vice; as a virtuous man.

2. Being in conformity to the moral or divine law; as a virtuous action; a virtuous life.

The mere performance of virtuous actions does not denominate an agent virtuous.

3. Chaste; applied to women.

Ruth’s life displayed the relationship that she had with God. It reminds me of Christ’s teaching about the tree that produced good fruit. (Luke 6:43-44) Word got around town that Ruth actually lived her faith. Can those in our town say the same about us? What’s our testimony like? Do our townsfolk even know who we are? Today’s text says that all of the city knew that Ruth was a virtuous woman.

The term “virtuous woman” can only be found three times in the Scriptures. Once in today’s text and two other times in Proverbs:

Proverbs 12:4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

Notice the circumstances that these three references associate with the virtuous woman:

1. Her testimony is beautiful and known by all
2. She is a crown to her husband
3. Her worth is priceless

Ruth’s testimony was such that God used her in Christ’s lineage! I want to be used of God in such a way that I have a similar effect on my children, my grandchildren, my great grandchildren, etc.! Don’t you?

After salvation, I believe the most important thing for a woman is to be in her Bible! (Psalm 119:9) It is God’s word that cleanses us: the Holy Spirit pricks our hearts with conviction – we repent and confess our sins – and the Lord is faithful and cleanses us! (1 John 1:9) I’m not talking about reading my Bible a mere few minutes a day. I cannot be cleansed by the word of God in three minutes. It would be like taking a bath and only washing my arms! Like anything else in life, nothing is worth getting unless it is gotten by hard work. The more I pour myself into the Scriptures, the more of my sinful nature I see. When we are honest with God, He can finally mold us into the vessels of honour He wishes us to be. (2 Timothy 2:21) Purging ourselves from the things and sins of this world is not easy. However, it is doable.

Ruth was a vessel being used by God unto honour. It was evident in her testimony and Boaz knew it. Boaz became her Kinsman Redeemer and honoured her by taking her as his wife! We are blessed to be part of the Bride and one day soon we will be wed to our Groom! In the mean time, sanctifying ourselves (setting ourselves apart) and purifying ourselves is a priority. The word of God convicts us and heeding His word will set us apart. Spend time every day reading God’s word. Not just a few minutes – pull up a comfy chair and commit yourself to reading, desiring to hear from your Heavenly Father! Put into practice what you read, as Ruth did, and allow the Holy Spirit of God to mold you into a vessel unto honour. Becoming a virtuous woman takes work and conviction. Don’t you want to leave your “mark” as Ruth left hers?

Thought for the Day – Struggle with Sin

James 4:6-8 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

As we read James, we can clearly see that Christians have a choice when it comes to sin. We mothers cannot possibly teach our children about these choices until we have learned it in our own spiritual lives. Our children need to learn that after they are saved, they no longer need to give in to sin.

Look at the progression in these three verses. James 4:6 teaches us that God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary defines “proud” to be:

Having inordinate self-esteem; possessing a high or unreasonable conceit of one’s own excellence, either of body or mind.

As we read verse 6 in context then, God will not give grace to resist sin to the one who thinks himself “spiritual” or who thinks highly of himself.  The Pharisees of today have the same prideful spirit as the Pharisees of Christ’s day. These do not need a Saviour because they believe that they can get to Heaven on their own merit. The humble in spirit, however, are those who have acknowledged their sinful ways, repented and believed on the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Children are especially open to the Gospel and this is why it is important to teach them early after they get saved.

To the humble, God gives grace to be able to accomplish James 4:7. One does not have to give in to sin! So many times we hear, “The devil made me do it!” However, James 4:7 says that if we submit to God, we can resist the devil and he will flee from us! With God’s grace (promised in verse 6 to the humble in spirit), we can say no. But how?

James 4:8 is absolutely beautiful! Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. The humble know that they can do nothing without the Lord. (Philippians 4:13) A humble heart, covered by the precious blood of the Jesus Christ, will desire to walk righteously. Purifying our hearts daily means to keep our thoughts and heart fixed on the word of God. (Philippians 4:8) Furthermore, a double minded person doesn’t have a “stand” for good or for bad! (James 1:8) To claim Christianity on Sunday and then live like the world the other six days is a double minded person. Therefore, James 4:8 tells us that when we take a stand for Christ with righteous living and purify our hearts, it is drawing nigh to God! What happens to those who draw nigh to Him? The word says that God will draw nigh to them. What better way to help our children than to have them memorize these verses so they can pull from them! This is how we can avoid sin!

1. The humble one recognizes his need for God’s grace. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
2. The humble one resists the devil when temptation rears its ugly head. (1 Corinthians 10:13)
3. The humble one will draw nigh to God through salvation in Jesus Christ. For it is impossible without His salvation. (Hebrews 7:19)
4. The humble one walks in the paths of righteousness. (Psalm 23:3)
5. The humble one purifies his heart with God’s word! (Psalm 119:9)

Today’s Christian has become so worldly and the teaching of living a godly life has now been mushed down to “legalism.” The world has entered the church and one is hard pressed to find a godly church who desires to live righteous lives. We must remember that God is still holy and He still requires us to pursue righteous living. After all, Scripture says He never changes. (Hebrews 13:8)

If one believes that he does not need to change after salvation, then that person is ignoring 2 Corinthians 5:17. Our old lifestyle (of living IN the same sins as before, day after day) should be dissipating with each passing day. If this is not happening, then repentance never took place. Godly sorrow for one’s sin causes the Christian to repent! This is where the humbleness comes in. Recognizing sin, repenting (completely turning away) from it and pursuing righteous and godly living is a sure sign that 2 Corinthians 5:17 actually occurred in your life.

Christian, we do not need to struggle with sin. We have been given this wonderful freedom and we have the ability to say no! Praise the Lord!

Thought for the Day – The Samaritan Woman

Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. 7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. 8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. 10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. 11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? 12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? 13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. 15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. 16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. 17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: 18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. 19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. 25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. 26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. 27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? 28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, 29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. 33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat? 34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. 35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. 36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. 37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours. 39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did. John 4:6-39 (KJV)

Wretched sinner that this Samaritan woman was, having had five husbands and was living with a man, the Lord Jesus Christ saw fit to include her in the Scriptures so that we would be able to glean. Just what is there in this wonderful account that would be a blessing to us? Can you imagine yourself in the same position? I know I have. I may not have been married five times but sin is sin (James 2:10). I have been in a place where I have longed for the words of life to speak to me. Every born-again woman can place herself at the well if she desires to learn.

I can only imagine how this Samaritan woman felt as she approached the well to fetch water. When we are deep in sin and in search of truth, we are not “right” in our shoes. Life is not the way it should be and we are in search of “something” that will bring happiness. She arrived at the well and her life would never be the same. She was at the right place, at the right time! Just like all of us, her encounter with the Lord Jesus would forever change her.

The Samaritan woman’s first obstacle was religion, in my opinion. Here was a Jew speaking to her, a Samaritan. She knew her place as a Samaritan and was surprised that this Jewish man was talking to her. Not only was this not heard of, but here He was telling her He wanted her to get Him something to drink. It must have spoken to her heart to see a Jew (who was not afraid of public opinion) speaking to her. That left an impression, I’m sure.

The Lord Jesus had living water to give to her (the Gospel). This patient Saviour explained to the Samaritan woman about the precious gift of God. She must have been weary of her life style because she was very ready to receive Christ’s words. Her heart was prepared to hear what He had to say. Like all of use, her second hurdle was repentance from her sins. When Jesus pointed out her sin in verses 16-18, she was fully aware she was in need of a Saviour and she was not offended by what He said (Psalm 119:165).

Our Samaritan lady was truly saved that day. It was evident in the fruit that she produced thereafter (verse 39). Many from her village were saved because of her testimony alone! People knew she had been married to five different men and was living with another. There must have been a change in her life for these people to see the change (2 Corinthians 5:17).

Who have you told about your salvation? Who have you told about what the Lord Jesus Christ has done for you? There’s someone out there who needs to hear 🙂

Thought for the Day – To Kill or Not to Kill

The Mayo Clinic is probably one of the most reknown medical facilities in the world. I was on their website today and the Lord truly blessed me with the research. I am a firm believer that any baby is a human life even at the point of conception. However, for those of you who support abortion, I plead with you to look at this logically.

According to the Mayo Clinic, during the week after fertilization, the blastocyst (fertilized egg) attaches itself to the uterine wall. This marks the week where the embryonic period begins and this is:

“when the baby’s brain, spinal cord, heart and other organ begin to form. Your baby is now 1/25 of an inch long. (emphasis mine)

Notice how Mayo Clinic calls this embryo a baby? It’s so convenient for the world to have abortions when they are told that this embryo or fetus is not “really” a human life. However, what does the word of God say?

The Scripture says that the life of flesh is in the blood. (Lev 17:11a) For the life of the flesh is in the blood: When does blood actually begin to flow during the gestation period? According to the Mayo Clinic,

Week 5: Baby’s heart begins to beat – Your baby at week five (three weeks after conception)
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At week five, your baby is 1/17 of an inch long — about the size of the tip of a pen.

This week, your baby’s heart and circulatory system are taking shape. Your baby’s blood vessels will complete a circuit, and his or her heart will begin to beat. Although you won’t be able to hear it yet, the motion of your baby’s beating heart may be detected with an ultrasound exam.

With these changes, blood circulation begins — making the circulatory system the first functioning organ system. (emphasis mine)

I have emphasized the word “baby” throughout this quote from Mayo Clinic’s website to show you that even they consider this to be a baby. Did the Mayo Clinic really mean to call this a baby or was it convenient?

When it is inconvenient (for those proponents of abortion), this baby is considered a fetus. To the woman guilty of desiring an abortion, this detaches her from any emotional tie to her baby. She views this as a choice and not a baby. The Bible says that life begins with the blood of all flesh – even the Mayo Clinic says that this baby’s (this “life”) circulatory system and heart are now working! Thus we have a living, human life form – a precious and beautiful baby!

What do you do with this? Of course, if you want to justify your sin of murder, you would say that you do not believe the Bible. You would further say that there is no God. (Psa 53:1) [To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David.] The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

(Psa 10:13) Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. The murderer will be required to pay for the spilt blood of an aborted child. God said, (Exo 20:13) Thou shalt not kill. It will be required of you to pay for this sin, my friend. (Exo 21:12) He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death. Murder is the killing of human life. Life begins with the beating heart, therefore, it stands to reason that this life ceases when the heart stops beating.

This baby is surely considered a living being according to God’s word. But if you need the world’s opinion, the Mayo Clinic states that this baby’s heart is beating and its brain is functioning. Ironically, the world states that when the heart and brain stop functioning, a human life has died. Why then can’t the world reverse this thought process and say that life actually began with the brain and heart functioning? They cannot because that would mean that they have allowed legalized murder and they are guilty themselves of murder! As of this date (June 2011), New York City has a 70% abortion rate, according to the CDC. Each mother and father that has agreed to an abortion is a murderer. Each doctor and nurse who has participated in abortions is guilty of murder!

The life is in the blood – The Mayo Clinic has unknowingly agreed with the Word of God. How ironic. My friend, if you have had an abortion, I ask that you write to me. The Lord Jesus is ready to forgive you of your sins and you can be born again in newness of life. (John 3:3, 2 Corinthians 5:17)

If you are contemplating an abortion, won’t you wait? Please write to me! Let me show you what God’s Word has to say. If you are under conviction, praise the Lord God Almighty. It is not too late to be born again! Today is the day! Won’t you come to Jesus now, repent of your sin and be saved? (Mat 11:28 ) Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.