“Precious in the Eyes of God!” Psalm 139:13-16

“Congratulations, you just murdered Beethoven!”

…What we do find, however, is that God created life, God values life (especially life in the womb), God absolutely forbids the taking of innocent life…

Purpose: to have a clearer Biblical understanding of how precious life is to God

I LIFE is Precious A. Life is Valuable

Genesis 1:27 “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”

Genesis 2:7 “The Lord God formed man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living being.”

I LIFE is Precious A. Life is Valuable B. Children are Valuable

Mark 10:14 “…Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”

Matthew 18:6 “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it is better for him that a heavy millstone be hung around his neck and that he be drowned in the depth of the sea.”

Psalm 127:3-4 “Behold, children are a gift of the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior so are the children of one’s youth.”

I LIFE is Precious A. Life is Valuable B. Children are Valuable C. Unborn are Valuable

Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; and before you were born I consecrated you…”

Isaiah 44:24 “Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer and the one who formed you from the womb…”

Luke 1 – Mary expecting Jesus comes to the home of Elizabeth who was expecting John the baptizer…

II FRAGILE Life is Precious A. Babies in the Womb are Fragile

“Never once did a case come across my practice where abortion was necessary to save a mother’s life.”

II FRAGILE Life is Precious A. Babies in the Womb are Fragile B. What Christians Ought to Do

“Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed…” Genesis 9:6 “Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed…”

Proverbs 6:16-17 “There are six things which the Lord hates, yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood…”

“I have noticed that all of those in favor of abortion have already been born.” Ronald Reagan

III NEW Life is Promised A. Women Who’ve Had Abortions

Anne Speckhard – author of the book Psycho-Social Stress Following Abortion “…73% of women who have had abortions suffer flashbacks; 81% are preoccupied with the aborted child; 96% later regard their decision as the ‘taking of life.’”

III NEW Life is Promised A. Women Who’ve Had Abortions B. Only Hope for These Women

Charles McCarry (author and Secretary of Labor) Tells how he almost wasn’t born. He explains it himself this way: “My mother became pregnant with me at the age of 39. She had nearly died while giving birth to my only sibling. The doctor… Charles McCarry (author and Secretary of Labor)

Conclusion and Summary Dear friend and brethren don’t you see – life is just too precious in the eyes of God for Him to abandon you, me AND to abandon those unborn individuals who are being aborted every moment of every day in this nation and around the world!