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Second Kings chapter 16, verse 3.

But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel.

He even burned his son as an offering,

according to the despicable practices of the nations

whom the Lord drove out before the people

of Israel. So this verse is talking about King Ahaz, who continued this spiritual decline among

God's people. But verse three here says he took things to a home of the level.

He even burned his son as an offering.

He sacrificed his son according to the despicable practices of the nations.

And we read that and we think, I can't fathom that.

Like someone sacrificing, burning their son as an offering? Like how evil and wicked is that?

And I want to be careful. This is not a one-to-one correlation at the same time. Let's realize we live,

so for those who live in my country, United States, we live in a country where over one million children this year will have their lives taken from them in the womb

of their mothers, will have their lives sacrificed on the altar of, well, so many different

things.

Regardless, these children's lives will be sacrificed.

And those one million children join approximately 72 million other children in other countries around the

world whose lives will be taken in the womb this year alone this is rampant evil and wickedness. And there's so much we could talk about here

that contributes to this, that we need to talk about, that we need to address first and foremost

as God's people whom God has called to do justice for children in the womb

and the moms who carry them and the dads in the picture.

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