One of the greatest lifesaving discoveries is the ability to perform CPR. This procedure gives us the ability to literally breath life back into a dying body. On the 6th day of Earth’s existence, God performed the first act of CPR.
…then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. – Genesis 2:7
A first responder breaths already existing human breath into a lifeless body and hopefully brings it back to life. At creation, God breathed divine breath into a shell of molded dirt and it became a living soul. God chose not to tell us how He created breath in other creatures. But He underscores the uniqueness and value of human life by breathing His very breath into the human lung to create life.
The Miracle of Life
There is a sense in which conception is much like that initial human animation. A couple may engage in reproductive activity many times without conception, then at that one time that it “works.”
Conception cannot be a random coincidence. It is indeed a divinely worked miracle. Just as God actively orhcestrated Adam’s creation, so also He sovereignly orchestrates in every conception. Even without the benefits of our contemporary medical technology, David understood that the marvel of conception and fetal development was miraculous. Life is precious because God STILL creates it – every birth is a miracle, yet today human life no longer holds the valuable premium that God placed on it.
For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from you,when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.Psalm 139:13-16
Showing Value for Life
Today marks the 49th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision, Roe vs. Wade, through which abortion on demand became the law of the land. Since that time nearly 63 Million abortions have littered our culture’s moral landscape, one of many evidences that we do not place a high premium on human life.
As believers in Jesus Christ, let me encourage you to settle the issue of the value of human life in your heart. Look for ways that you can live out that commitment. Visit with the elderly, volunteer to help the less fortunate, and take up the cause of the unborn.
Encourage our legislators to pass laws that value human life,
Enable those who work with mothers with unplanned pregnancies to offer hope and life-saving alternatives,
Engage the discussion of life with a caring, loving, non-judgmental heart.
We need to continue to have discussion and take action to show we value the life of the born as well. But that is a discussion for another day. For today, let us not snuff out the breath that God has breathed into the nostrils of today’s unborn.
Clic the link below to learn about a local ministry who is doing a fantastic job of supporting parents with surprise pregnancies.
