God Knits, Claims, Calls: The Sanctity of Life

He has a plan and a purpose for your life. You see, I was not their idea. I was God's idea, and so were you. There is no such thing as a mistake because God doesn't make mistakes. You see, there's a great principle to learn here. Love precedes life. God loved you before you ever even got life, and that's why he gave you life. [00:53:57] (29 seconds)  #LovePrecedesLife

See, that tells anybody who is objectively thinking that every life is precious to God. Born, unborn, conceived, not conceived. But not only did God conceive of us before we were conceived, he claims us after we're conceived. And before you were born, I consecrated you. Now what did God set Jeremiah apart for? His plan and purpose for his life. You were conceived for a reason. You were born for a reason. Life is not random existence coming from nothing and headed towards nothing. Life is not about luck. Life is all about the lord. [00:55:00] (42 seconds)  #ClaimedBeforeBirth

See, if we believe the word of god, then we have to change our views on children who are conceived through rape. We have to change the way we view children born with special needs or physical differences. These aren't tragedies that parents have to endure and overcome. They're not deformed. They are not less than. They too have been formed and knit together by an almighty and good god. [01:05:08] (24 seconds)  #EveryLifeIsWorthy

There's three powerful truths that show us that God offers all people a life sentence. First, we are personally created. Now there can be no biblical respect for life without first understanding and believing who the giver of all life is. God is the author of life. God is the controller of death. God is the initiator and sustainer of all life, and he is intricately and personally involved in the formation of every human life that has ever existed. [00:42:51] (35 seconds)  #GodAuthorOfLife

Before we were even born, God stakes his claim on us. God wants our lives to belong to him. We are powerfully claimed. Third, we are purposefully called. Now listen to the last half of this verse. And before you were born, I consecrated you. I appointed you a prophet to the nations. So before we were born, God sets us apart. Set apart for what? His call on your life. See, Jeremiah wasn't just set aside for salvation. He was set apart for vocation. [00:56:36] (31 seconds)  #SetApartForPurpose

Because rather than just drop the son of god to Earth via parachute, he sent Jesus down in from the womb of a virgin. And so we know that god is pro life. God is pro life. That that and see, that's one thing we have in common with Jesus. God puts life in the womb, mothers put life into the world. [00:38:41] (25 seconds)  #LifeFromTheWomb

Debated. It's been trampled on by a society that no longer believes in the sanctity of life. In fact, sanctity of life has become potentially the the subject of the greatest division in our country's history since slavery. We live in a day of extreme political partisanship, uneasy racial tension, an increasing lack of civility and public discourse, and there is very little that everybody can agree on. But there is one thing that no one would object to. No one would be here today without their mothers. [00:37:52] (33 seconds)  #WeAllOweOurMothers

See, God has an appointment for every person to keep from the time that they are conceived. God appoints prophets. He appoints businessmen, public servants, school teachers, scientists, doctors, and we can either show up for his appointments or we can suffer disappointments. See, God is for life and against death. God is for love and against hate. God is for heaven and against hell. [00:58:35] (21 seconds)  #ShowUpForYourCalling