Last Lessons #66 – CONSEQUENCES

“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.”  Galatians 6:7

You have heard that “elections have consequences”.  We know that is true as we see how different political administrations deal with crucial issues.  A huge issue facing the United States today is what we do about abortion.  The Supreme Court will be taking up the anti-abortion law of Texas and Roe-V-Wade before the end of the year.  Abortion is the issue that divides our country because it lets us know whether we believe that God should control life, or whether we believe that government should control life.  Christians are not ambivalent about this.  We know that since God created life (Genesis chapters 1 and 2), he, and only he, has the right to take life.  We did not create life.  Therefore, we do not have the right to kill another human being, born or unborn. Nor do we have the right to take our own life.  Abortion, euthanasia, and suicide are all murder and we do not have the right to murder, no matter what the current political system says. 

“You shall not murder.”  Exodus 20:13

Thankfully in this country, we still have one right – the right to vote.  We can elect those who believe that abortion, euthanasia, and suicide are murder.  We can elect those who believe that only God has the right to decide who lives and who dies and when.  Elections have consequences.

Political campaigns are already underway in the USA.  I have voted in many elections in my pretty long life, and I have learned that my vote counts.  That means that I must be careful to vote for the right person.  Here is my plea to you in the coming months:

Make sure you are registered to vote.

Vote in every election – local, state, or national. 

Look up every candidate to see how they stand on abortion.

If possible, contribute to candidates who are anti-abortion.

Tell your friends and relatives how you are voting.

Abortion is not just one thing we think about as we vote, it is the issue that defines our worldview – what we believe about life.  Our belief about abortion shows whether we believe that God controls the world and us, or whether we believe that we have the right to control ourselves and the right to control others -- even the world. 

Elections have consequences.  Please remember that in the days ahead.