ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

Daily Bible Devotional: Commentary on Psalm 139

Updated on May 20, 2013

Life starts at creation

Psalm 139:13 “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb

In the bible, God makes it clear that He has created us. In fact, He even planned us and has watched over us from the time we were conceived. Unfortunately, in our society, somehow this message has been lost. Over 3,700 babies are aborted every day (one baby every 24 seconds), and there are countless women that suffer and continue to suffer over the loss of their aborted babies.

I was one of those that felt guilt, having an abortion at the tender age of 15. Back in the seventies when I had the abortion, no one in my circle seemed to have a problem with me having one. In fact, many encouraged it. The only thing I can think of is that no one in my circle took into account Gods design of children and what He thought about unborn babies. I don’t fault those people, because I know they did not realize or understand the seriousness of what I was about to do.

Fast forward many years…after grieving for many years for what I had done, the funny thing was is that I still defended my pro-abortion position. I still believed that I had the “right” to do what I did and that other women had that “right” also. I still did not think of an unborn baby as a living created being. I think the real reason I was feeling guilty is because I felt bad about what I had done and somehow needed to justify my position. I wanted others to think it was OK too. Now as I look back, I realize how wrong my thinking was.

One day, about 20 plus years after I had the abortion, I was walking into our local fairground and there were people out there holding signs of unborn babies. It was at that moment that something profound happened. As I looked at the photo of the unborn fetus, sadness mixed with clarity gripped my heart. That photo could have been my baby. He looked perfect. All of his little arms and legs were balled up, and he had small perfect eyes, a nose and lips. He was perfectly formed!

My heart towards unborn children and abortion was changed from that moment on. I started to study the word of God and found out that not only had God planned each one of us, but that He made each one of us with our own unique fingerprints. Just think about that for a moment, that out of 7 billion people that populate the earth today, none of us even have the same fingerprint!


My grandson and I

I can't imagine if my attitude towards abortion had not changed - I would not have my precious grandson! God can heal our hurts and get us through unplanned pregnancies, and help us care for our children.
I can't imagine if my attitude towards abortion had not changed - I would not have my precious grandson! God can heal our hurts and get us through unplanned pregnancies, and help us care for our children. | Source

God forgives us

It was after seeing that photo that I began to realize how much I needed forgiveness from God. That He did not want me to continue on feeling trapped in my guilt for what I had done. But, He also did not want me to condone abortion anymore. As God began to heal me, I stopped jumping on the abortion bandwagon. I started encouraging other pregnant women instead to think about their attitudes towards the unborn and too tell them that God loved their unborn babies too. And that God wanted to forgive them also for abortions that they had had. I never became one of the radical abortion protestors because I felt God only wanted me to share my story to reach out to others – not with violence but in love.

My youngest son is here because of my change of heart. Because I was going through a horrible divorce at the time I was pregnant, there were some people that encouraged me to abort my son. They did not see him as a precious gift from God, instead they thought of him as an “inconvenience” in my turbulent life at the time. I am so very glad that I knew Gods design for my son at that time. I knew that their attitude towards my unborn son were not right. I knew that no matter what, God would see me through and He did!

And I know that one day, I will be reunited with my first child. I still miss him to this day but I know that he is with God and that God has forgiven me for what I didn’t understand all those years ago.

Something to think about: Abortion is a politically charged topic, but how many of the pro-abortion protesters have actually had abortions? Isn’t it kind of wrong to tell people what should be OK when you haven’t even had your own experience with it? Especially something so personal as the life of your unborn child? If you are pregnant and reading this, think about what God has said regarding his children. And if you are reading this because you have had an abortion and feel sadness and guilt because of it, remember that God loves you and will forgive you if you just ask. God is not in the business to condemn us, but to love us and teach us through His words.

Coming soon: My new 365 day devotional

This is just one devotional in a series of 365 devotionals that will one day be a book - both in hard cover and for the Kindle. All the text in this is my own (except of course for the Bible scriptures) I will be using the NIV (New International Version) for most of my reference to scripture. All the photos used will also be my own photography. If you would like to see more of my art and photography you can also visit me at www. dorsidiaz.com where I will also be chronicling this new book, along with my ideas for writing, marketing and creating e-books for aspiring writers. Thank you for reading!

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)