The High Places | Sanctity of Life

This powerful message confronts us with an uncomfortable truth: the practice of child sacrifice, which we might assume is ancient history, has disturbing parallels in our modern world. We journey through Old Testament passages that reveal God's heart toward the innocent, exploring the horrific practices of Molech and Baal worship where children were sacrificed for financial prosperity and personal gain. The motivation behind these ancient atrocities—self-serving desires and the pursuit of a better life—sounds eerily familiar when we examine contemporary attitudes toward abortion. Through scriptures like Psalm 139 and Jeremiah 1, we discover that God personally forms each person in the womb, knows them before birth, and has ordained purposes for their lives. The message challenges us to recognize that what our culture calls 'reproductive choice' may actually be a modern high place—a sanitized version of ancient child sacrifice. Yet this isn't a message of condemnation but of grace. We are reminded that God's forgiveness is larger than any sin, and through confession and repentance, we can find healing and become new creations in Christ. This call to celebrate the sanctity of life extends beyond the womb to embrace all people, including those with disabilities and special needs, recognizing that every human bears God's image.