Tragedy … Helpless … Insecurity … Loss for Word
Those four words pretty much describe the day that was…9-11. I remember Kallie just left for work that day. I sat on the end of the bed and just turned on the Today show and they were just getting the breaking news that a plane had hit the first tower. At the time it was thought that it was nothing more than an accident.
But I remember sitting back watching the second plane fly into view thinking, “OH MY HOLY GOD!!!” I sat in total disbelief that anything was happening. This was a major TRAGEDY. I felt HELPLESS. I felt INSECURE. I was at a LOSS FOR WORDS.
You know we are fortunate. This was our ONE day of terrorist attacks. But there are so many places where terrorist attacks are everyday occurrences. How it must be for those people to live this way…everyday.
I can’t help but think about it from another angle:
“Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”
1 Peter 5:8
There is a terrorist that is out there to get me everyday. He comes in different forms, from different angles (sometimes good angles), and attacks me when I begin to get closer to God than he wants me to…that’s the devil in a nut shell.
9-11 was horrific, I will never forget. But it also reminds me that the devil attacks me everyday…not just once in a blue moon. I don’t for sure how many attacks Homeland Security, FBI, CIA, other foreign governments/agencies have stopped. I am grateful for their dedication to keeping me safe! I am also grateful to my Lord Jesus Christ that has probably stopped the devil more times on my behalf than I realize.
My thought this morning was that I take my salvation for granted. I know on 9-11 I did my freedom! Thank you Jesus for always being there for me, even when I didnt know about it or even want it. Thank you to all the men and women that served on 9-11 to save lives and continue to save lives!
Gone, but never forgotten!
