9-11

It is 9-11 and it is hard to avoid an almost commercial atmosphere that has developed around the day of remembrance. We are human beings and it doesn't take long for an eye opening, life changing, humbling event to become a day marked with politicking, marketing and vain attempts to make this date have some meaning.

On this date, six years ago, America was shocked to find that a handful of men guided by an enemy of America killed over 3000 people in a horrible act of terror. Many have tried to give reasons and identify those responsible in order to make some sense of the day.
I remember sitting in my windowless office on that morning and receiving a phone call that encouraged me to log onto the news. I saw the smoke of the towers rising up against the Manhattan skyline.

My mind, without any thought, immediately raced to a passage of Scripture that cause my heart to pound. Due to space I can't write the whole passage but it bears reading.
Revelation 18:1-20 . . . "And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning, standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying,' Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon , the strong city! For in one hour your judgment has come.' And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more; . . . "And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea became rich by her wealth, for in one hour she has been laid waste!' Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced judgment for you against her."

I seriously thought the day of God's judgment had come! I still marvel at the targets of that horrible day. The center of finance and the center of our military command post. Does it offend God that our might is based upon money and military supremacy. Someday great things on this earth will fall, burn, and end but those whom God has rescued from the curse of sin will shine in His heavenly presence forever and ever. Hallelujah!!

These thoughts have put things in perspective for me this morning. "Rescue the Perishing" is what 9-11 reminds me be about.

Just Thinking