His jewels

Words seem to fall short.

I am unsure how to somehow explain this injustice that goes on even as you read this. I just finished watching the movie Taken. It was one of the hardest movies I have ever watched. I felt uncomfortable. I wanted it to just end.

Sex trafficking.

The movie is about a young American girl that goes to Paris for vacation and gets abducted and sold into the sex trade. The whole movie is the story of her dad trying to rescue her and doing whatever it takes to get his daughter back. In the end of the movie he does. He rescues her. Though the movie ended with a “happy ending” I felt anything, but happy. That was one girl. What about all the others? What about the other girls that will never see their families again? Or the young girl that will never feel the embrace of her Daddy again? What about her?

Sex trafficking is a major industry. And not just in foreign countries, it’s happening right here in the US. Currently there are as many or more than 100,000 trafficked into the U.S. annually.

America is the third largest destination country for trafficked victims, behind Japan and Australia. Victims are trafficked around the world for purposes of forced prostitution, labor and other forms of exploitation. In a lot of cases the victims are promised a better life or a good job and then forced to become a slave. Today 70-80% of all slaves are sex slaves. Entire economies fueled by the sexual exploitation of women and children. These aren’t just numbers. These are real women, real children. Someone’s daughter. Someone’s sister. Someone’s mother.

This is happening today.

Now.

Young girls are being raped several times a day, having forced abortions, and living in a life of darkness. We can’t ignore this.

“For the hurt of the daughter of my people I am hurt. I am mourning; astonishment has taken hold of me.“ Jeremiah 8:21

What are we to do? How can we possibly end this billion dollar industry?

“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” – Matthew19:26

Cry out to God. Fall on your face before Him. We need to repent of our own sins, and impurities. We must deal with our own injustice against God, before we can deal with injustice against others.

Talk to Jesus.

Have intimacy with the Father. When you and the father are connected you can clearly hear what the Holy Spirit is speaking to you.Listen to the Holy Spirit.

Obey.

It sounds simple right? I can speak from experience its not always easy. The Holy Spirit will ask you to do things that make you feel uncomfortable. He might ask you to stand up like you never have before. He might ask you to go before a group of people and spread awareness about the sex trade. He might ask you to give away all your earthly possessions and rescue these precious girls. I don’t know what the Holy Spirit will speak to you, but I do know you can trust Him. He is always faithful. This is the very thing He has called us to as his children.

“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is one me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness the prisoners.” Isaiah 61:1

If we don’t, who will?