A Chance At Life
I attended the funeral of a friend of mine this week. He was a Christian man who was 72 years old. He had a loving wife, five sons, 11 grandchildren and two great grandkids. The life expectancy for a man in America is 78 years old. My friend didn’t quite make that, but he had a pretty long life and at least he had a chance at life.
Over 3,000 babies are murdered in the womb every day in the United States. Over 3,000! Over 3,000 precious little babies have been viciously murdered. Killed before they ever saw the light of day and if Hilary Clinton gets elected as President , then some of the babies may see the light of day and then be brutally murdered. You see, she is in favor of partial birth abortions. She thinks that it is fair game to kill a baby at all stages of development, even after birth and she thinks that all of us should pay for it. She’s alright with 58 million babies (and counting) never getting a chance at life.
Wicked, Wicked, Wicked
This is wicked, wicked, wicked. No wonder our nation is under God’s judgment. Make no mistake; if Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton (or Bernie Sanders) end up being our choices for President in November then we are definitely under God’s righteous judgment. Having to choose the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil. I’d say Lord help us, but it may already be too late. It may very well be that God has turned our nation over to our collective reprobate mind. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient in other words doing things that shouldn’t be done (Romans 1:28). Just look at how fast this immoral revolution is going and it’s not slowing down at all. In fact, it’s gaining speed all the time.
We don’t even give 3,000 little babies per day a chance at life. This is a horrific statistic. It is sickening. It is heart wrenching. These are real lives. Real little babies, each of whom has been made in the very image of God and we sacrifice these precious babies on the altar of selfishness, on the altar of convenience, on the altar of indifference. We are a selfish generation. A national magazine interviewed single women and one woman in college said that she didn’t want to sacrifice to get married or to have child right now. She didn’t want to hurt her future career. It was all about her. They may call these young people Millennials, but they could also be called the I generation.
Last Days
Let’s see what the Bible says about a generation such as this one. This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their’s also was (2 Timothy 3:1-9).
Doesn’t this describe most Americans today? We live in perilous times. If you don’t believe so, just look at some of the 3,000 bodies that are mutilated every day. Hilary Clinton talks about safe abortions .There is nothing safe about it. The intent is to kill a baby and if the doctor is successful, then the baby’s life is terminated before they have a chance at life. There’s absolutely nothing safe about that. These are very perilous times for babies in womb all across our nation.
Many Americans are lovers of their own selves. In other words, they are selfish. They are willing to kill a child because it inconveniences them. They murder little babies because the baby would be too much of a burden upon them. They kill unborn children merely out of selfishness.
Covetous Generation
We are a covetous generation. We are a prideful nation. We are full of abominable pride such as gay pride. Our presidential candidates are proud and boastful. God is constantly blasphemed in our country. We generally hear God’s name blasphemed when we are out witnessing. God is definitely blasphemed by all of the idol worship all across our land. We are a wretched, sinful nation who again, fully deserves God’s wrath. America is a wicked and adulterous nation.
You don’t think we blaspheme God? Think again. We viciously kill little babies in the womb and call it a woman’s right to choose. What about the baby’s rights? What about the baby’s right to life? What about the baby having a chance at life? We are killing unborn children in the womb – we are murdering little images of God. This is a horrendous crime and it must stop.
America also blasphemes God by our perversion of marriage. God intended marriage from the beginning as one man and one woman. In Genesis, Adam and Eve are described as husband and wife. Jesus also confirmed this in the New Testament. So our perversion of marriage, our weakening of biblical marriage by society’s approval of gay marriage is blaspheming God. Transgenders blaspheme God. They have the gall to tell Almighty God that He made a mistake. Can you imagine such hubris? The thing formed is telling the great Creator that He messed up. This is blasphemous!
Blasphemy
You may be out here tonight and you may say well I’ve never had an abortion, I’m not gay and and I’m not a transgender, so you may be thinking that “I’m good.” Well, I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but we have all blasphemed God. Until you are a born-again believer, until you have surrendered your life fully and completely to the Lord Jesus Christ, you are a blasphemer. You see, until you repent and put your trust in Jesus, you are stiff arming God, you are saying no to God, you are saying NO GOD! God, You will not rule my life. You foolishly think that you are in control of your own life. The whole time, you are blaspheming God. You are putting yourself above God, you are making yourself ruler of your own life in place of God. It most definitely is blasphemy and God will not hold those guiltless who blaspheme His name.
Many people today are unholy and they aren’t even ashamed of it. No, just the opposite, they are proud of it. Women run around now with T-shirts that say I’m proud of my abortion. Gay pride is called gay pride! Most people now-a-days aren’t ashamed of their sinful ways. People brag about their sins, even some presidential candidates do this. America is a nation full of unholy people and we really do deserve God’s righteous judgment.
I could continue going through each one of the characteristics of the wickedness described in 2 Timothy 3 that describes the last days, but you can already see that it describes America today and most of Europe and it’s only getting worse. There is no sanctity of life. Not only do we kill babies in the womb, but several states and many countries in Europe are assisting people in suicide. This is sick and twisted as well. Many people feel desperate and hopeless so they are turning to doctors to “legally” end their lives. They are depriving themselves for a chance at life, at least for a continued life.
The last one on the list in 2 Timothy 3 that I will mention tonight is the category of lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. Man, does this describe our current generation. People love pleasures rather than loving God. Why do women have abortions? Because they love pleasure more than they love God. People commit all types of sexual sins because they love pleasure rather than love God. People love drugs and alcohol because they love the pleasures of the flesh more than they love God.
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever (1 John 2:15-17).
Turn to Jesus
Don’t continue chasing the pleasures of the flesh. Turn from your sins and turn to Jesus. Only Jesus saves. Only Jesus can take away your sins because He is the spotless Lamb of God. He is the only sacrifice that appeases God’s anger over our sins. Jesus the just, took the punishment that we – the unjust deserve. For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit (1 Peter 3:18). For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him (2 Corinthians 5:21).
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8). But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved; (Ephesians 2:4-5). For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you (1 Peter 5:6-7). The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing (Zephaniah 3:17). But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth (Psalm 86:15).
God is long suffering. He’s not willing that any should perish. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). Come to Jesus tonight. Repent and put your faith in the risen Lord. Surrender your life to Him.
Life is precious; your life is as well as the life of the unborn. We treat little babies like they are disposable. This is an abomination. We really do deserve God’s righteous judgment and we are going to receive it unless we repent and turn to Jesus. Abortion must end. Repent Springfield and trust Jesus. Repent America and surrender to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Turn and live. Stop killing little babies and give each and every one of them a chance at life. And when you repent and put your faith in Jesus, you will receive life – everlasting life. Do this tonight and be saved.
(This message was lifted up in downtown Springfield, MO on March 11, 2016)