Ezekiel at 22 minutes of age (Photo credit: David T Jones)
God Values Life
He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death. He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
Psalms 72:13-14
We have a tendency to think of ourselves as being more civil than those who have come before.
However, God measures a society by what it does to uphold the integrity, dignity and sanctity of life. God cries out against oppression. God does not believe anyone is disposable or expendable. He issues commands in the Bible to ensure that His people knew how precious life is: Leviticus 24:17 says, “If anyone takes the life of a human being, he must be put to death.”
The prophet Ezekiel speaks out against the people of Israel who have forgotten this truth. In Ezekiel 45:9 he says, “You have gone far enough, O princes of Israel! Give up your violence and oppression and do what is just and right!”
Because every life is precious to God, it must be precious to His people.
Our job as Christians is to take a stand against such atrocities and pray that God will turn this nation back to the values upon which it was founded.
Further Reading
•Isaiah 5:7
•Ezekiel 35:6
•Habakkuk 2:12
God Bless
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