Sacrificing Our Children

I read a lot of blogs.

I read a lot of really good blog posts.

Since I know that you are visiting my blog to hear what I 
have to say, or to find out what my crazy family has been 
up to, I don't often share posts from other blogs. 

Today, though, I read a very powerful post, that I really feel 
led to share.

Kim is a sweet, wonderful, amazing mother of 11 adopted 
children.  I hope that you will take a few minutes to really 
ponder what is on Kim's heart.  It's deep, and it may be 
convicting, but I really believe that it is a message that 
the LORD wants me to share with you.

"Because they have forsaken Me and have made 
this an alien place and have burned sacrifices in 
it to other gods, that neither they nor their 
forefathers nor the kings of Judah had ever known, 
and because they have filled this place with the 
blood of the innocent and have built the high 
places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as 
burnt offerings to Baal, a thing which I never 
commanded or spoke of, nor did it ever enter 
My mind; " Jer 19: 4-5

"They even sacrificed their sons and their 
daughters to demons, and shed innocent blood, 
even the blood of their sons and daughters, 
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; 
and the land was polluted with blood"  
Psalm 106: 37-38

The ancient Persians buried their children alive. 


In Grecian states infanticide was enforced by law. 


The Romans were the most unrelenting in the 
treatment of children -- the Roman father had 
absolute power over the life of his children. 


Babies were also sacrificed among the ancient 
Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Chinese and Hindus.



Sacrificing our children.

We still do it today.

Here in America.

And I'm not talking about throwing our kids into a 
pit fire, burying them in a hole, or even 
about abortion.

It's more subtle. 

The enemy is more cunning in the 
21st century of America.


We sacrifice our children when we allow them 
to wear less than modest clothes in order for 
them to feel popular among their peers.

We sacrifice our children when we allow them 
to watch less than appropriate tv programs  
and commercials riddled with s*x and 
demeaning gender roles.

We sacrifice our children when we choose to 
enroll them in before and after school programs 
to give us more time in our day.

We sacrifice our children when we choose 
convenience foods vs. taking the time to 
cook for them ourselves.

We sacrifice our children when we put them 
in front of video games instead of board games.

We sacrifice our children when we choose 
to be politically correct instead of morally righteous.

We sacrifice our children when we ourselves 
model less than what the Word of God instructs.

We sacrifice our children when we allow them to 
engage in activities that we know are wrong - 
because it's easier than a disagreement.

We sacrifice our children when we choose our 
own comforts vs taking a risk on a child 
who needs a family.

We sacrifice our children when we choose 
to fill their schedules every day with 
extracurricular activities ... 
instead of God and family.

We sacrifice our children when we choose 
to hold on to unforgiveness, anger and bitterness.

We sacrifice our children when we choose 
anything other than God's best for them.

Is your child laying on an altar today?

God does want us to offer our children up to him, 

but make sure it's God you're laying him before today .. 

and not the false gods of today.

Thanks, Kim, for challenging us today.