The Rev John Piper preaches from Psalm 106:32-48, which summarises the repeated sins and disobedience of Israel and the repeated judgment and mercy of God.  The psalmist focuses on the shedding of innocent blood when the people of Israel were seduced by idols of the Canaanites and offered their children as sacrifices to demons.

Rev Piper then connects the abominable practices decried in Psalm 106 to the present practice of abortion.  Here is his conclusion.

Abortion: Sacrificing Our Sons and Daughters to Demons

It is the sacrificing of our sons and daughters to demons. And someday we will see this. And we will be as amazed that it could have endured so long as we are that the enslavement of Africans lasted as long as it did. The issue is just as clear as that one was. And we are just as blind today as they were then. The big difference is that the babies can’t run away. The underground railroad is entirely dependent on you, not them.

The strength to stand up and make a difference in this cause comes not mainly from the raw horrors of abortion, but from the amazing grace of verses 44-45: “Nevertheless [that is, in spite of sacrificing their children to demons], he looked upon their distress, when he heard their cry. For their sake he remembered his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.” This is what Jesus Christ came to achieve for all who will receive it.

Take Up the Challenge

I pray that the horrors of abortion and the glory of God’s grace will move you to take up the challenge of prayer on the back of the worship folder and to extend yourself in other practical ways for life, both temporal and eternal. Amen.

Give justice to the weak and the fatherless;
maintain the rights of the afflicted and the destitute.
Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
(Psalm 82:3-4)

Amen, and amen!

h/t: Peter Ould at An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

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