In my devotions today I read Psalm
10. The theme of the psalm is the
wickedness and evil of those who prey on the innocent and murder the
helpless. The abomination of abortion came
immediately to my mind. The psalmist had
something else in his mind as he wrote but it could surely apply to the evil of
abortion. Reflect with me…
“In
his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room
for God” (verse 4). What do the
pro-abortion people say? They say the
embryo is a blob of cells. It is not a
human life. It is not a creation of God. No, God had nothing to do with this
pregnancy.
“His
ways are always prosperous; he is haughty and your laws are far from him”
(verse 5). The laws of God have no
place in the abortion clinic. Again,
what do these medical procedures have to do with God? Thou
shalt not kill. But this isn’t a
life. We are not killing anything!
“His
victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength” (verse 10). The victims of the abortionist are crushed
and torn and ripped apart. What strength
do they have to oppose the power of the killing tools? How are they to resist the attack?
“Why
does the wicked man revile God? Why does
he say to himself, ‘He won’t call me to account?’” (verse 13). The doctor denies that he is reviling
God. He is simply providing a requested
medical procedure. He claims his medical
oath requires him to care for his patient.
It’s not his fault or responsibility.
He will never be called to account.
Nothing could be farther from the
truth. God sees. God is just.
God will call into account. “But you, O God, do see trouble and grief;
you consider it to take it in hand. The
victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless” (verse 14).
It would be a terrible thing to fall
into the hands of the avenging God. We
should not forget that he says, “Vengeance
in mine; I will repay.” The inspired
psalmist says, “Break the arm of the
wicked and evil man; call him to account for his wickedness that would not be
found out” (verse 15).
Those of us who
love God and seek to walk in his ways should always pray the words of verses 17
and 18. “You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and
you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order
that man, who is of the earth, may
terrify no more.” Let us pray
that God will intervene and in his justice put an end to the slaughter of
innocents.
Here is the psalm in its
entirety. Let us read it prayerfully
together.
Psalm
101 Why, O Lord, do you stand far off?
Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3 He boasts of the cravings of his heart;
he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.
4 In his pride the wicked does not seek him;
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
5 His ways are always prosperous;
he is haughty and your laws are far from him;
he sneers at all his enemies.
6 He says to himself, “Nothing will shake me;
I’ll always be happy and never have trouble.”
7 His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats;
trouble and evil are under his tongue.
8 He lies in wait near the villages;
from ambush he murders the innocent,
watching in secret for his victims.
9 He lies in wait like a lion in cover;
he lies in wait to catch the helpless;
he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
10 His victims are crushed, they collapse;
they fall under his strength.
11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
he covers his face and never sees.”
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3 He boasts of the cravings of his heart;
he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.
4 In his pride the wicked does not seek him;
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
5 His ways are always prosperous;
he is haughty and your laws are far from him;
he sneers at all his enemies.
6 He says to himself, “Nothing will shake me;
I’ll always be happy and never have trouble.”
7 His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats;
trouble and evil are under his tongue.
8 He lies in wait near the villages;
from ambush he murders the innocent,
watching in secret for his victims.
9 He lies in wait like a lion in cover;
he lies in wait to catch the helpless;
he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
10 His victims are crushed, they collapse;
they fall under his strength.
11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
he covers his face and never sees.”
12 Arise, Lord!
Lift up your hand, O God.
Do not forget the helpless.
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?
Why does he say to himself,
“He won’t call me to account”?
14 But you, O God, do see trouble and grief;
you consider it to take it in hand.
The victim commits himself to you;
you are the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil man;
call him to account for his wickedness
that would not be found out.
Do not forget the helpless.
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?
Why does he say to himself,
“He won’t call me to account”?
14 But you, O God, do see trouble and grief;
you consider it to take it in hand.
The victim commits himself to you;
you are the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil man;
call him to account for his wickedness
that would not be found out.
16 The Lord is
King for ever and ever;
the nations will perish from his land.
17 You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted;
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
18 defending the fatherless and the oppressed,
in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.
the nations will perish from his land.
17 You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted;
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
18 defending the fatherless and the oppressed,
in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.
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