The Faith of a Child
A number of years ago, I was outside an
abortion mill in St. Petersburg, FL. It was early afternoon and the
local schools were just letting out.
As I stood outside the mill, a group of
5 or 6 children (12-14 years old) walked by. Upon seeing the abortion
sign I use, they exclaimed, "Ooooo - what’s that?" I told them
that this is what an abortion looks like. They replied, "Are they doing
that in there?" - I replied, "Yes."
On the spot they declared this mill a
terrible place, and wanted to know what they could do to stop it. I, of
course, invited them to come join me, and several said they would.
About 10 minutes later another group of
5-6 children walked by and the exact same thing happened. They were
repulsed at what they doing in there, and pledged to come out and help.
A few minutes later, two black children
(boys about 9 years old) came by. They were carrying big rocks in their
hands. Again, "Ooooo - what’s that?" I told them they are killing babies
in that place. They said, "There?" and proceeded to rear back to throw
the rocks through the windows. I grabbed their arms and said they can’t
do that. They then grabbed the sign out of my hand (and another on the
ground) and with purpose, marched back and forth on the sidewalk. These
children were absolutely incensed that babies were being killed in that
abortion mill. A taxi pulled up to drop a girl off for an abortion , and
they marched right up to the taxi, stuck the signs in the windows, and
yelled, "Are you gonna do this - in there????"
I stood back in the wonder of it all. I
thought to myself, "And a child shall lead them."
But as in most things, this was not the
only meaning the Lord had for this display of child-like faith and
righteous anger. As I pondered what was happening, the Lord struck me
with this thought:
What a rebuke to the Church. Here are
children - that don’t even know the Lord, standing up for the unborn
when His own people sit back and do nothing.
What a rebuke! It was one of those
times when one moment you are cheering for the display of courage shown
by children - and then punched in the stomach by the reality that they
are living out what the church is supposed to.
Saints, we need to have that same kind
of child-like faith and courage. For if we do not, God will call out a
people who will.
Steve Wetzel
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