The Modern Abolitionist

Recently, I watched the movie Amazing Grace. This excellent film, which I highly recommend, recounts the story of William Wilberforce and his crusade against slavery in England. God has been speaking to me some time about His desire to see those like Willberforce rise up in this generation and take their stand against abortion and human trafficking. Wilberforce, elected to British parliament at the age of 21, devoted his life to the ending of slavery. This movement, given momentum by the great awakening, took years to accomplish. But Wilberforce never gave up and eventually saw slavery ended within the British empire.

In this generation we witness a different kind of slavery. The sex trade. There are more slaves today in the world than any other time in history- much of them in the sex trade. These are women and children who are kidnapped and forced to do unspeakable things against their will. Their captors use threats, blackmail, drugs, and violence to keep these defenseless ones within their control.

God is raising up those who will take their stand and be the voice for the voiceless. Wilberforce was a voice for the Africans who were being enslaved. He forced the nobility of England to view the damage of the trade. We need to do the same. God is raising up those who will be champions of freedom. At The Call Sacramento a speaker recounted on how he asked someone who was doing work in East Asia to bring back some objects from the sex trade over there that they could put on display within the states. He held up the blood stained pajama pants from a small girl no older than seven. You could see the stains from her abuse from over fifty feet away. This is what is being done. This is what God is witnessing. His Spirit is grieved- what is the Church doing?

God is raising up those who will devote their entire lives to the abolition of this trade. Don't think it's isolated to other parts of the world. It's just as active here in the western world. If it wasn't for those of European descent there wouldn't be such a demand for the trafficking of women and children. Are we going to be the generation that devotes itself to ending this injustice? Or are we going to be yet another generation that ignores it. The great awakenings were coupled with the ending of slavery in England and America. The third great awakening is going to be coupled with the sex trade, abortion, and the rise of adoption.