Why The Children?

Lately, as I read through the news or listen on TV, there are stories upon stories of children being mistreated or killed. We are loosing generations because our children are being aborted, molested, beaten down physically, and mentally. They are tossed around like animals with no concern about their health. They are not loved. They are tortured more inhumanly than the military will torture combatants. They are kept from food and basic hygiene. They are shot and killed by drive byes, angry moms and dads, and out of control brothers and sisters, while in their own beds asleep. They are used as pawns in divorce disputes and tossed aside as if they don't exist. Why?

I look at the countless pictures of little girls and boys, such as Madelene and Caylee. Their precious innocence and life are in the balance or maybe even lost. I look at the picture of my own grandson and just cringe at the thought that someone would even think to bring harm against his little life. And then, I go beyond disbelief to anger.

In Malachi 5-6,(NIV) God says that he will send the prophet Elijah, "before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes". In v6 it says, "He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the heart of their children to their fathers". And then He issues a warning,"... or else I will come and strike the land with a curse". I know this warning was for Israel, but if God would deal with Israel in this way, and he is a just God, will he not have to deal with us in the same way?

Right now, this very moment, we are sitting on the cusp of that curse. I can not believe that God will continue to withhold his judgment. In just a few days we will go to the polls and elect a new president. One, in his own words, says 'It is above my pay grade" to know whether abortion should be legal. The other is not only strongly pro-life, but also has a running mate who put her actions where her mouth is. Each of will have to choose but I hope not blindly.