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Stopped at a red light, your mind starts reading out the list. None of it is shouting, but it hums. One psalm admits the same thing, and what it says arrives in the very same sentence. youtu.be/beB7dMRuqG4
You do a hundred useful things a day and nobody notices. At night one small question turns up. A verse from Jeremiah answers it, and it was spoken to people who felt very far from home. youtu.be/fsKt0NzaIN4
You wake up and the weight is already back. You’d hoped it would be gone by now. A short verse from James has a surprising way of describing what you’re doing, and it’s much smaller than heroism. youtu.be/r7RcWZP1_dI
Ask how your week went and the complaints arrive instantly. Ask what went well and there’s a pause. One psalmist saw this coming, and the person he chose to speak to might surprise you. youtu.be/Y7Hi0I51ito
Jesus linked two things on the last evening he spent with his friends, and the order he put them in changes how obedience feels. Which comes first, and why does it matter? youtu.be/jV5yf_uwMDg
Everyone has a story about the time they were completely sure, and completely wrong. Proverbs says something quiet about how arrogance arrives, and a detail in the Hebrew suggests it doesn’t arrive alone. What walks in behind it? youtu.be/Jx9lJjCDNM4
You can spend all day building a perfect defence and drop it in a second. Jesus told of a man who prayed with nothing to defend, and the word he used appears only twice in the New Testament. Where does the other one turn up? youtu.be/bJBXzy9yXvM
Some mornings you read the verse of the day and feel nothing at all. Paul says the old pages were written for a reason, and his word for encouragement carries a picture most of us have never noticed. What picture is hiding in it? youtu.be/LikEZMP_O3Y
Most of us only find out what we’ve been leaning on when it moves. The word Jeremiah uses for confidence is more than a feeling, it names something you can put your whole weight on. What exactly is yours resting on? youtu.be/mE6Yx55DtNw
Some seasons last far longer than anyone told you they would. The Bible word for restore here was also used for what two fishermen did to their torn nets, and it changes who does the repairing. What had to happen to those nets first? youtu.be/t9iKbasEnVE
You can pray with total sincerity and still feel doubt sitting in the same room. One desperate father said both in a single breath, and the word he picked for help carries a picture most of us miss. What did Jesus do with a prayer that honest? youtu.be/JBMt4bNrckQ
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𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟓𝟗 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐆𝐎: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐔𝐊 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓
Since the Abortion Act was passed in 1967, more than 11 million babies have killed by abortion in England, Scotland and Wales.
In 2007, Lord David Steel, who introduced the legislation, expressed concern about the widespread use of abortion, acknowledging that he had not anticipated such high numbers. He said:
“𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.”
Today, more than a quarter of a million abortions take place annually in England and Wales alone.
A spokesperson for Precious Life said:
“𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲. 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝟓𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭, 𝐰𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨-𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞.”
🙏🏻 Today, we invite you to join Precious Life to pray for an end to abortion and for the protection of every unborn child.
𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥,
𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟕 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟏 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭. 𝐄𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐘𝐨𝐮, 𝐤𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐛, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. 𝐖𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞. 𝐈𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲, 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬.
𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧.
#NotInOurName #PrayToEndAbortion #StopAbortionViolence
You can carry your own bags, your own decisions and your own weight, until the day you can’t. Isaiah told exiles that their God does something Babylon’s gods never could. See what he promised to do when your hair turns grey. youtu.be/p2JjAb3Kfq4
You can’t watch the people you love every second, and some mornings the ground is slippery. The pilgrims who sang this psalm climbed dangerous hills and claimed one guard never even dozes. Who is awake when you can’t be? youtu.be/0e4JBB7CgOI
Sometimes we can see the trouble ahead and have nothing left to meet it. David prayed this from a cave while he was being hunted. Discover why he could pray with such certainty. youtu.be/QvfDlk7PG44
Sometimes the damage is so large that we don’t know where to begin. This verse was written in the rubble of a destroyed city. Discover what it says about God’s goodness while we wait. youtu.be/WypFaoxipEE
That knot in your stomach when you’re waiting on news you can’t change? Jesus spoke this to his friends hours before his arrest, using a word that means churned-up water. See what he asked them to do with an anxious heart. youtu.be/uPJx-fnGAV0
After loss, we can start to feel that good things are no longer allowed. David wrote this verse in the middle of fear and loneliness, and the Hebrew behind it shows how close he came to despair. Discover where he found his certainty. youtu.be/sTOq9QXBKJI
Busy seasons can leave us eating on the run and feeling guilty for stopping. Jesus spoke this verse to friends who were exhausted by their own success. Discover why he invited them to rest, and what happened next. youtu.be/3DYcPyNMk4I
