Something Is Wrong
Just 70 years ago, there was a catastrophic war that devastated the earth: World War II. This has been described as the deadliest conflict in human history, with over 70 million people killed. At this time was also an epic and horrific genocide of the Jewish people, where 6 million lives were lost. In our generation, we face a death toll of a different kind, but possibly just as devastating. It is estimated that worldwide, there are 46 million abortions every year. Statistics show that yearly in the United States, the lives of over 1.2 million children are ended in womb.
Something is wrong.
There is a modern holocaust that has yet to be recorded. In the past 50 years, the killing of babies has been integrated into the global conscience, and as a whole, we remain mostly undisturbed! In less than a century, there have been nearly a billion lives lost to abortion.
Something is really, really wrong.
Can we begin to grapple with the implications of innocent bloodshed at this magnitude? Innocent bloodshed is dangerous, because it provokes the Lord to anger (2 Kings 21:3-16). The heart of God is burning with zeal for justice for the unborn. Can the Judge of the Earth remain silent? Surely for our lifeblood He will demand a reckoning (Gen. 9:5; Isa. 63:4)
Right now I believe the Lord is searching for those who will “sigh and cry” over the abominations in our cities (Ezek. 9:4). He is looking for friends who will share in the burdens of His heart. Even today He is extending an invitation to His people. Will you hear the silent cries of the voiceless? Will you be a friend of the Judge?
God is looking for something that could seem insignificant. Tears. He wants us to be emotionally involved. He wants us to mourn and weep: to repent for our sin and stand in intercession for our nation. He wants us to cry out for mercy, because He delights in mercy. He wants us to return to Him with all of our hearts, because He desires our hearts for Himself (Joel 2:11-17; Micah 7:18-20).
The hour is late, but perhaps it is not too late! May the Lord bring about a movement of repentance for the innocent blood that has been shed, and in His mercy, may He wash us from our sins in His own blood.
About the Author
Micah Meisburg leads Bound4Life Kansas City, and has been a full-time intercessory missionary at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOP-KC) since 2005.
After graduating from the International House of Prayer University with a 4-year degree in preaching, Micah felt a commission to stand with Jesus for suffering children as a life calling. Micah is praying that he could be a catalyst for solemn assemblies all over the midwest, and at 20 years old, he dreams of playing a role in a prayer and missions movement that would prepare the way for Jesus to return the Earth.
