Abel's Blood For Vengeance Cries Out From the Ground

# 225 - Today's Du-votional comes from: 1Sa 15:33 “But Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." And Samuel hacked Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. (1 Sam 15:33) This is an example of justice being rendered. As the sword of Agag made women childless, so now his mother was being made childless by the sword. But let's not get caught up in the method of the sentence carried out against Agag, but rather let us consider the obvious. To say that God does not take kindly to the killing of children and the spilling of innocent blood would be an understatement. We learn of His disdain for the slaughter of innocents early on in the book of Genesis when Cain slew his brother Abel: Ge 4:10 And He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground. Later in De 12:31, He warns the people against the practice of child sacrifice, calling it an abomination, "You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way; for every abomination to the LORD which He hates they have done to their gods; for they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.” And in Pr 6:16 we read, “These six things the LORD hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: 17 A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, 19 A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren. Many in the church are tired of hearing about this issue and have put it on the back burner. I caution against this since it made the list of things that God hates! We must talk about it! God has not changed His mind about the sanctity of life. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He hates the killing of innocents! We must all confess this national sin, begging God's mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. The blood of over 55 million unborn child cries out to the Lord for vengeance, how much longer will He wait before He brings judgment to the land?