Jeremiah 1:4-5 – “4 Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.” 

This is not meant to be political but biblical.  I could care less about the politics of this discussion but care a great deal about what God has to say about it and His view on the subject.  We read in Psalm 139:16 – “Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them.”

I feel compelled to ask, “If God knew us before we were formed in the womb and called us to whatever ministry or vocation we were to be called to, and if God saw our unformed substance and wrote in His book the days that were ordained for us when there were no days and not existence on earth, then When Does Life Begin?”

As I read these and numerous other passages in the Bible, I cannot help but conclude that life begins in God’s heart and creative mind. Therefore, I would conclude that as far as the fetus (baby) is concerned, it begins at conception.  You do not have to hold that view, but I do, and I am not afraid to advance that thought. I do not base it upon my own personal philosophy but on what I believe to be the Word of God.

Regardless of what you think on this matter and where you stand politically, you should place a high premium on human life as a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. 

• If God knew us before we were formed or conceived and wrote the number of our days in His book, how can we devalue any human life? 
• If we cannot rise into the heavens or descend into the heart of the earth and escape God, how can we not know that He sees and records all that transpires on this planet? 

What we do and allow in this life will one day come before us as we stand before Him, and we will give account.  I tremble at that thought because I want to be sure I take God’s stance on every issue.  I have changed my views, theology, and philosophy more than once. I will experience a continual metamorphosis as I traverse this terrestrial ball and walk the terra firma we call Earth. 

I will defend the ‘unborn’ with every breath I have and will work to ensure that they are protected from senseless and needless butchery at the hands of amoral people.  It is not a matter of women’s reproductive rights. It is about life and God’s view of it. 

If we are creatures created in the “image” and “likeness” of God, how dare we treat the life of anyone and especially that of the unborn, as something that is of so little value that we can snuff it out based on ‘gender,’ ‘convenience,’ or even ‘malformations?”  

I plead with everyone to prayerfully consider what God says about life before you allow anyone, including me, to shape your opinion.  Please do not take what I say as the final word; study and examine the record for yourselves.  God will help you form a conviction, not just an opinion.

May God be with you as you go through your day!