November 17, 2008

A three month old law in Nebraska is already being reevaluated. It is called the “Baby Moses Law”, and allows parents to abandon their children without any fear of criminal charges. The parents are instructed to drop their unwanted children at any Nebraska hospital without any repercussions. In 3 months 34 children from 7 different states have been abandoned. All states have a similar law, but each have a restricted age limit generally up to about 3 months old. The difference in the Nebraska law is the absence of any age limit. Teenagers have been dropped off at a high percentage. Yes, I have joked saying that grandkids are God’s reward for not killing your teenagers, but I was kidding. I loved my teenage girls even when they were hard to live with. I love the teenagers in our church. But it is so sad to consider that parents are abandoning their children no matter what their age.

God’s word tells us that we have become children of the living God. It is awesome to consider that God is our Father. This Father will never leave you nor forsake you. He will not abandon you, nor give up on you. He will always be patient with you and invest His time and energy in you to help you be everything you should be. Yes, like unruly teenagers we have disappointed God, but He will never disappoint us! Nothing can separate you from His parental love.

Psalm 27:10 says, “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take care of me. NKJV

You should live with a tremendous confidence in your heavenly Father’s love. It should be your desire to seek the approval of this Father who so desires to give it. Your life should be filled with boldness in fulfilling this Father’s expectations, because in Him you find life abundantly. Nothing compares to a life seeking the will of your heavenly Father.

I prayed for you,
PG