"In the beginning was the Word...and the Word was God...the Word became flesh and dwelt among us."
When did God become flesh? At conception? At birth? If Jesus Christ had been aborted during Mary's pregnancy, would it have been just a blob of tissue destroyed or the Son of God?
After the angel revealed God's plan for man's redemption to the virgin Mary, she responded, "Be it done unto me according to Thy word." The Holy Spirit came upon her and the power of the Highest overshadowed her. The virgin was with child and the babe within her womb was the Son of God! Emmanuel! God with us!
Unto Joseph, Mary's espoused husband, the angel of the Lord said, "Fear not to take unto thee Mary...for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit."
"That which is conceived" leaves no room for doubt or question. Human life begins at conception, not birth. And each human life is valuable in the sight of God; no exceptions. God created man in His own image and likeness. God breathed His very life into man's nostrils. Man is sacred to God, different and set apart from all other forms of life. God has a plan and purpose for each one of us. No one is disposable. Not one is a "throw away." And we (all of mankind) need each gift of life that God gives. Each death is our loss.
This Christmas season as we're celebrating the birth of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ, and thanking God for the gift of eternal life through Him, let's remember the deaths of all the little babies who were gifts of life sent from God, valuable and precious in His sight, and must be in ours.
