Mark 3: 22-30
National Day of Prayer for the Protection of the Unborn.
A House Divided Cannot Stand
22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”
23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27 In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house. 28 Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”
Jesus faced opposition from the teachers of the Law, the leaders of the Jewish faith community, as we see in this brief passage. "The truth hurts," the saying goes, and Jesus minces no words. He makes sense: a divided kingdom cannot stand, and blasphemy against the Holy Spirit cannot be forgiven. As we as a nation honor the unborn and seek to insure the dignity and life of every child, even the unborn, may these words of Jesus reminds us that there is no compromise here. Life is life and it is sacred from the moment of conception. May we as God's children, God's people, stand firm on this principle and help others come to support it as well.
Bro. Rene
Dear God, life is a precious gift. May we support it from the moment of conception to its last natural breath. Amen.
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