“Pro-Life Sentences” by Stephen

It is the relentless, furious love of God the Father, and the Gospel of Jesus, which gives life unconditional value and abundance.  This love is a powerful force to work grace in our live

My parents were the ones who most demonstrated this unconditional love of God.  They came to visit me here and they would say to me, “I am so proud of you!”  I answered them, “But Mom, Dad, I am in prison with a life sentence!”  Mom would answer, “I don’t care.  You are my son.  I love you and I am proud of you!”  “And the Voice came down from Heaven and said, ‘You are My Beloved Son in Whom I am well pleased.'” (Matthew 3:17 – NIV)  

What it means to be pro-life is to believe, because of the love of God, there is nothing that can take away the value of living life.  No matter where we are living, or whatever we are living through, living life in Jesus is all GRACE.  I hear it said here, we can never be happy or even okay, living in prison.  To say that “I can never be happy until…” – whatever – “until I go home”… “until I get my family back”… “until I can make some money”…. ‘Until’ ad infinitum!  This is the anti-life lie of the culture of death from Satan because it puts a condition upon the value of life.  That is how Satan comes “to steal, kill and destroy” life (John 10:10 – NIV).

I do not believe prison life is a detour from life.  Life is never “on hold” as it is often said.  To be pro-life means that the quality of life is not based upon the so-called quality of circumstance.  Rather, the quality of life is based on the quality of one’s spirit.  This quality of abundant spirit comes from the Spirit of Jesus. This is the infinite value of the soul.

With this spiritual perspective of the love of God, an eternal point of view, there is nothing that can happen in life, either past or present, which can take away the quality and value of life.  The love of God transcends all things (see Romans 8:37 – NIV).  In this spiritual life of Jesus, nothing can harm the soul hidden in this Spirit of Love.

It is for freedom that Jesus came (John 8:36 – NIV).  I do not believe that Jesus came to set me free from the prison of TDCJ (Texas Department of Criminal Justice).  He came to set me free in prison!  A deeper, more powerful freedom.  Free from attachments of the flesh and the stuff of the world.  Freedom from addictions.  Anyone set free from these sins is free indeed! This is abundant life.  “The Lord is Spirit,” Paul says, “and where The Spirit of The Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Corinthians 3:17 – NIV).  It is for life and freedom Jesus came.  I am free to live.  I am free to worship.  I am free to serve and live for Jesus, even here in prison.  There is no greater freedom of power than living in love for Jesus!