Turn Back the Clock...

President Obama recently gave a speech to the Planned Parenthood Conference.  In his remarks he characterized recent action by states such as North Dakota and Mississippi to protect unborn children as "an assault on Women's rights."  He further stated, "After decades of progress there's still those who want to turn back the clock to policies more suited to the 1950's than the 21st century.  And they've been involved in an orchestrated and historic effort to roll back basic rights when it comes to women's health."

If by "turn back the clock" he means to prevent the dismembering of live children inside their mother's wombs, a place designed to be one of security...

If by "turn back the clock" he means to prevent the partial delivery of unborn children only to have their spinal chords snipped and their brains vacuumed out of their tiny skulls...

If by "turn back the clock" he means to prevent the murder of live babies who happen to survive the aforementioned attempts to kill them...

If by "turn back the clock" he means to prevent the legal murder of more than 1 million unborn children every year in the United States...

If by "turn back the clock" he means to silence those who would support such horrible crimes...

If by "turn back the clock" he means to return to honoring Almighty God who fearfully and wonderfully made each one of us...and them...

Then by all means, let's TURN BACK THE CLOCK!

Far from being an "assault on Women's rights," the noble efforts of a courageous few are nothing less than an attempt to protect the rights of the unborn and to return to an attitude of reverence and humility in the presence of Sovereign God.

Pray for our nation! 

Psalm 94

¹ Lord, God of vengeance— God of vengeance, appear.

² Rise up, Judge of the earth; repay the proud what they deserve.
³ Lord, how long will the wicked— how long will the wicked gloat?

⁴ They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.
⁵ Lord, they crush Your people; they afflict Your heritage.
⁶ They kill the widow and the foreigner and murder the fatherless.
⁷ They say, “The Lord doesn’t see it. The God of Jacob doesn’t pay attention.”

⁸ Pay attention, you stupid people! Fools, when will you be wise?
⁹ Can the One who shaped the ear not hear, the One who formed the eye not see?
¹⁰ The One who instructs nations, the One who teaches man knowledge— does He not discipline?
¹¹ The Lord knows man’s thoughts; they are meaningless.

¹² Lord, happy is the man You discipline and teach from Your law
¹³ to give him relief from troubled times until a pit is dug for the wicked.
¹⁴ The Lord will not forsake His people or abandon His heritage,
¹⁵ for justice will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

¹⁶ Who stands up for me against the wicked? Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?
¹⁷ If the Lord had not been my helper, I would soon rest in the silence of death.
¹⁸ If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your faithful love will support me, Lord.
¹⁹ When I am filled with cares, Your comfort brings me joy.

²⁰ Can a corrupt throne— one that creates trouble by law— become Your ally?
²¹ They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
²² But the Lord is my refuge; my God is the rock of my protection.
²³ He will pay them back for their sins and destroy them for their evil. The Lord our God will destroy them.