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Sinfulness—perhaps the most unmistakable human quality—is present not only at birth
but even as far back as conception.
Is God actively involved in our development before birth?
• PSA L M 1 3 9 :1 3 -1 6 | You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me
together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your
workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed
in utter seclusion. . . . You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded
in your book. (See note on page 553.)
God is present continuously during the nine months of pregnancy—forming, watching,
creating, and even scheduling each day of the unborn baby’s life.
Does God have any personal relationship with the unborn child?
• J E R E MI A H 1 :5 | “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were
born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” (See note on page 665.)
God knew each of us before we developed in our mothers’ wombs. He establishes a
purpose for us before we are even born.
Why is abortion such an important matter for all people to consider?
• G E NE S I S 9 :6 | God made human beings in his own image. (See note on page 11.)
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If the unborn child, at any stage of pregnancy, is a person, then terminating that
pregnancy is ending the life of that child. God sees all human beings, regardless
of age, as special creations with eternal value. God also makes it clear that killing
another human being (i.e., intentionally ending that person’s life) is one of the greatest sins against him.
Can God forgive me if I’ve had an abortion?
• PSA L M 5 1 :3 , 1 0 , 1 2 | I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night. . . . Create in
me a clean heart, O God. . . . Restore to me the joy of your salvation.
Just as King David experienced the joy of total forgiveness after committing adultery and
murder, so we can know God’s forgiveness—for any sin—if we confess our sin to him.
• I SA I A H 1 :1 8 | “Come now . . .” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will
make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as
white as wool.”
• PSA L M 1 0 3 :3 | He forgives all my sins.
• 1 J O H N 1 :9 | If we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and
to cleanse us from all wickedness.
• E PH E S I A NS 3 :1 8 | May you have the power to understand . . . how wide, how long, how
high, and how deep his love is.
No sin is beyond God’s forgiveness. No matter what you may have done in the past, let God
restore you to wholeness.
Absence See also Grief; Loneliness; Regrets
We all experience absence in some way. Our friends or family members may leave us
for a period of time, or maybe they were always absent from our lives. Sometimes our
own absence causes us to miss important opportunities. And in difficult situations we
can feel as though God is absent or has moved away from us. Whatever the cause, it is
important to know that God is never absent. He sent his Holy Spirit to be present with
us always.
Why do I sometimes feel that God is absent?
• PSA L M 1 0 :1 | O Lord, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide when I am in
trouble?