19th Sept 2023 - Prayer and Fasting for the Unborn: Day Seventeen Respecting Life

Love Australia
Aug 28, 2023
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Updated: Sep 18, 2023

Did not He who made me in the womb make him? And did not One fashion us in the womb? (Job 31:15)

Worship

Devotion

Bible Reading: Job 31:15

In Job 31 Job is not engaged in a defence of self-righteousness but giving the testimony of a clear conscience. His three friends had argued with increasing vehemence that his great suffering was the result of his great sins. Job could not see that. As part of his testimony he spoke of how he treated his servants.

What motivated him to be compassionate. One Roman Stoic advised: 'Sell worn out oxen, blemished cattle …, old tools, an old slave, a sickly slave, and whatever else is useless.' Not so for Job. The God who made the great man of the east made all creatures. We were all once embryos! That unites us, one to the other. God made us all in the womb - the weak, the helpless, the unborn, the disabled, the slave, all of us. Therefore, let us be compassionate to all.

Prayer

Our most gracious God, make us to know Your grace and compassion in our lives, and in turn be better able to reflect that grace and compassion in our dealings with others. In Your powerful name Lord Jesus Amen.

Prayer Points:

Let the body of believers lead the way for compassionate rescue of babies that are at risk of being aborted. That we be awakened to what our role is in standing for life for every vulnerable person no matter their age.
The churches and believers in Sydney to have their hearts listening to Gods heart for September 23rd Love Sydney – Walk for Life 2023. That as we stand for life as one we are of one accord and reveal Jesus to the powers of darkness.
Those on the frontline preparing for the Love Sydney Walk for Life 2023 2pm in Hyde Park (near Park St), the leaders, volunteers, and guest speakers. For good working sound systems, technicians, security, parking, great weather and more people have all obstacles removed to be able to awaken and come out to stand for life.
Success for media coverage, for the word to spread to all the righteous.
Protection for everyone in the pro-life movement – all to be hidden and effective! Psalm 91
We pray for every state and territory of Australia to come together to stand for life! For hearts to be awakened and every Christian to rally to rescue the unborn as the church rises up to Walk for Life Sydney 23rd Sept 2023 *new location near Park St, HYDE PARK. “Walk for Life Adelaide” 10th Feb 2024 and “March for Life” Brisbane - date TBA, Mackay “March for the Babies” October, “March for the Babies” Saturday 7th Oct 2023 Treasury Gardens to the Melbourne Parliament, Melbourne. Pray for every Territory and State in our Nation to join in and hold rallies and walks for life in their cities.

These current Pro-Life Issues before Parliaments:

Pray that abortion will not increase in Australia. The ACT Government has announced it will provide free abortions from mid 2023. As Medicare sadly already cover the costs for all Australian women having abortions this is likely to be for overseas students, those on work visas and those here on holiday having abortions paid from Australian taxes. This is currently being debated in the Upper House in Western Australia - their Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 has been labelled by some as the most radical abortion law in the world. Pray they include the 4 clauses from the South Australian Termination of Pregnancy Act 2021.

Pray that The Human Rights (Children Born Alive Protection) Bill 2022 be passed speedily in 2023. This Bill will protect babies who are currently, in most States of Australia, being left to die after a failed abortion. This protection for such babies is currently law in NSW (2019) and SA (2021) as amendments to the state Termination of Pregnancy Acts. This Federal Bill, if passed, will make this legislation National. Pray for protection for the three Federal Senators Alex Antic (Liberal Party) Matthew Canavan (National Party) and Ralph Babet (United Australia Party) who presented this Bill 30/11/2022.