Justice of the Lord
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Justice of the Lord
Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22
Psalm 84:1-7
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18
Luke 18:9-14
Sixteen days from now voters will go to the polls to vote. Unfortunately, the statistics show that there are tens of thousands of Christians who will be sitting this election out for various reasons. They will be doing this at a time when Christian values are at stake on the Michigan ballot. This year’s ballot contains the most radical proposal of any state in the entire country. If this proposal passes our state constitution will be amended and this proposal will make abortion up to the point of birth, child sexual transitioning without parental consent, child abortion without parental consent, all a constitutional right for every individual no matter the age or circumstance. The sad thing is that many Christians do not know this because the main stream media is painting a narrative that this amendment will simply bring us back to the days of Roe vs. Wade. However, this could not be farther from the truth and every voter especially Christian voters need to understand this.
Normally I would not be so blunt and specific behind the pulpit when it comes to an election but this is of utmost importance for the lives of the innocent and for the family unit as a whole. The scary thing about this is that what we will read on the ballot is not the same as what will be written in the amendment to our constitution. The ballot shall say as follows, “This proposed constitutional amendment would:
Establish new individual right to reproductive freedom, including right to make and carry out all decisions about pregnancy, such as prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion, miscarriage management, and infertility;
Allow state to regulate abortion after fetal viability, but not prohibit if medically needed to protect a patient’s life or physical or mental health;
Forbid state discrimination in enforcement of this right; prohibit prosecution of an individual, or a person helping a pregnant individual, for exercising rights established by this amendment;
Invalidate state laws conflicting with this amendment.”
The actual amendment reads as follows.
“Article 1, Section 28 Right to Reproductive Freedom (1) Every individual has a fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which entails the right to make and effectuate decisions about all matters relating to pregnancy, including but not limited to prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, miscarriage management, and infertility care. An individual’s right to reproductive freedom shall not be denied, burdened, nor infringed upon unless justified by a compelling state interest achieved by the least restrictive means. Notwithstanding the above, the state may regulate the provision of abortion care after fetal viability, provided that in no circumstance shall the state prohibit an abortion that, in the professional judgment of an attending health care professional, is medically indicated to protect the life or physical or mental health of the pregnant individual. (2) The state shall not discriminate in the protection or enforcement of this fundamental right. (3) The state shall not penalize, prosecute, or otherwise take adverse action against an individual based on their actual, potential, perceived, or alleged pregnancy outcomes, including but not limited to miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion. Nor shall the state penalize, prosecute, or otherwise take adverse action against someone for aiding or assisting a pregnant individual in exercising their right to reproductive freedom with their voluntary consent. (4) For the purposes of this section: A state interest is “compelling” only if it is for the limited purpose of protecting the health of an individual seeking care, consistent with accepted clinical standards of practice and evidence-based medicine and does not infringe on that individual’s autonomous decision-making. “Fetal viability” means: the point in pregnancy when, in the professional judgment of an attending health care professional and based on the particular facts of the case, there is a significant likelihood of the fetus’s sustained survival outside the uterus without the application of extraordinary medical measures. (5) This section shall be self-executing. Any provision of this section held invalid shall be severable from the remaining portions of this section.”
As this amendment is written the law will apply to every individual. There is no stipulation between gender so this would apply to males and females. There is also no stipulation between age therefore, applying to adults and children. This amendment will also apply to more than just abortion. It will include choice of sterilization at any age and without parental consent. It will allow females to have an abortion at any age without parental consent. All of these rights of which were not provided by Roe.
This amendment will also provide abortion up to the point of child birth and even after birth based upon how the amendment is worded.
“Fetal viability” means: the point in pregnancy when, in the professional judgment of an attending health care professional and based on the particular facts of the case, there is a significant likelihood of the fetus’s sustained survival outside the uterus without the application of extraordinary medical measures.
This means that if a baby cannot survive outside the whom without being cared for or fed then this would not be fetal viability. So, they would have the right after full term birth to just leave the baby without care and to starve to death and therefore constituting an after-birth abortion. This is literally murdering an innocent child. This would be allowed also if it can be determined that the child would affect the mental health of the mother.
I have heard some people argue for the health of the mother such as and ectopic pregnancy. An ectopic pregnancy if you do not know is when an egg implants outside of the uterus such as the fallopian tube. However, this is not a viable pregnancy and does not apply to or require an abortion. No current law in any state would deny a woman treatment for such pregnancy. As for health of the mother there is never a reason to kill a viable baby when a pregnancy complication occurs. The baby can be separated from the mother without an abortion and then both mother and child can survive. As for the arguments of rape and incest the way this law is written parents will not have to be notified if this happens to a child and therefore the perpetrators are more likely to get away with their crimes if such abortions are allowed. Plus, this falls under a more rarity of cases compared to just regular pregnancy. This amendment has the goal only to allow unrestricted abortion up to and in some cases after child birth.
This amendment is also not just about abortion but will allow unrestricted sterilization at any age without parental consent for either male or female children. Parents therefore would have no say on the health and well being of their child and no say to whether that child can choose to sterilize themselves. They are not old enough to make decisions about smoking, drinking, or driving, and they cannot serve in the military until a certain age but they apparently are mature enough to make decisions about their gender future. What also does not make sense is that the same people who argue that a baby is not a baby until it is out of the womb are the same people who say that a child can know it’s gender identity from even inside the womb. So, which is it then? You cannot have it both ways.
To top it all off, this amendment will remove restrictions that would provide medical protections for abortions. Abortions will no longer have to be performed by a doctor. Any one would be able to perform an abortion even if they have no medical training. Plus, if an adult patient or child patient dies as a result of a bad abortion or sex change operation then no legal action can be taken against that doctor or non-doctor for malpractice. This is a radical amendment that must no pass. Unfortunately, polls are showing that 60 percent of voters are in favor of the proposal but if they only knew what I have shared with you I think and hope this would be different. In addition, thousands of Christians are planning to sit this election out and just let this amendment to pass because this is just a midterm election and not a presidential election. We must all vote no on this radical proposal.
Our passage from Jeremiah says in verse 10, “This is what the Lord says, ‘They greatly love to wander, they do not restrain their feet. So, the Lord does not accept them; he will now remember their wickedness and punish them for their sins.” Justice will be coming from the Lord regardless of what is decided by this election. However, we have a chance to knock this proposal down and bring true justice for the unborn and for children who are conditioned from elementary school an on to believe that they are not who God created them to be.
I pray that it will be said of us just like Paul, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day – and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.” And may this not be the case for what the unborn would say to us. “At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all… might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” The Lord will bring justice to the defenseless but we have a chance right now to come to their defense and bring justice for those who cannot speak for themselves. Satan’s goal is to destroy humanity and to convince us that our humanity is the problem and that it must be destroyed. This proposal is the radical tool to do just that. He has been trying to do this from the very beginning when he tricked Eve to eat from the forbidden tree.
There is hope for us to change though. Jesus tells us in Luke 18 about a tax collector and pharisee who went to the temple to pray. The Pharisee prayed with his pride and was already believing he was self-vindicated because of his position as a Pharisee. However, the tax collector knew that he was a sinner and he begged for mercy and it was given to him. If we humble ourselves and pray the Lord will hear from heaven and heal our land. If we do not shut this proposal down on November 8 then may Jesus come quickly a bring justice for those who cannot speak for themselves. However, from this day on when you go to the polls to vote the phrase, “I didn’t know” will not be an excuse for you when you vote on proposal 3. And if you are one of those who has decided to vote by sitting this one out, “I didn’t know” will not be an excuse for you either. We have a responsibility to vote this election and bring justice to the innocent before the Lord comes down and brings his justice and judgment to the earth.