"For you know very well that the day of the Lord will
come like a thief in the night. While people are saying,
'Peace and safety,' destruction will come on them
suddenly..." (1 Thessalonians 5:2-3, NIV).
At approximately 8:00 A.M., on Sunday Morning,
December 7, 1941, a striking force of 353 Japanese
aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii.
The surprise attack came without warning and without
any formal declaration of war.
At 8:45 A.M. and 9:03 A.M., Tuesday morning,
September 11, 2001, the entire world was shocked by
the unprecedented terrorist attack on the World Trade
Center in New York and at 9:43 A.M. on the Pentagon.
Again the attack came without warning and without any
declaration of war.
As the theme, "Remember Pearl Harbor," has gone down
in history, so will "Remember September 11" also go
down in history.
I have not visited the site of destruction in New York
but, as I wrote some months ago, I have visited the Pearl
Harbor Memorial in Hawaii. This was a sobering
experience. At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor,
American leaders were well aware of the pending threat
of the Japanese military might and were still caught off
guard. But as far as we know nobody in America except
for the terrorists knew anything of the pending
September attack.
Our world will never be the same again.
While millions of people around the world have suffered
tragically at the hands of warmongers, terrorists, and evil
dictators for years, we in the West have felt safe and
secure, believing we were well protected by military
might, especially that of the most powerful military in
the world, that of the armed forces of the United States.
Not so any more. Gone forever are the days of false
security. Surely we have been awakened to the fact that
the forces of evil are alive and well in our so-called day
of great enlightenment.
According to God's Word, the Bible, there will never
be peace on earth until the Prince of Peace, the Lord
Jesus Christ, comes again to put down all evil forever.
And at this time of the year when we REMEMBER
CHRISTMAS and celebrate the first coming to earth
of Jesus, we need to be aware of the fact that when we
least expect it, he will come again. The good news is that
we can be just as certain of his second coming as we are
of his first. His first coming was predicted in the Bible
hundreds of years prior to the event and every prediction
was fulfilled in minutest detail. And so it will be with His
Second Coming.
The important thing is that we need to be ready. Jesus
warned us that prior to his coming, wars and evil would
greatly increase. He also warned the world saying,
"When men say, 'Peace and safety,' then will come
sudden destruction." And again, "Be ready for when you
least expect it, I will come again!" (See Matthew 24:44.)
Let none of us be caught off guard or unprepared for the
great world battle that is yet to come, the Battle of
Armageddon, which many Bible scholars believe will be
after the return of Jesus Christ to earth.
Suggested prayer: "Dear God, thank you for the graphic
reminder through the tragic events of December 7, 1941,
and September 11, 2001, of your warning about wars and
rumors of war that will precede your coming again to
take all who believe in you to Heaven and to end the war
of all wars. If I have never accepted you as my personal
Lord and Savior, I want to do that right now. Please help
me so to live that I will always be ready for your return.
Gratefully, in Jesus' name. Amen."
FOR HELP to be sure you have accepted Jesus as
your personal Lord and Savior, click on
for the article,
"How to Be Sure You're a Real Christian."
From Daily Encounter (c) Dick Innes 2001.
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It's Time to Pray . . . AGAIN!
It was sixty years ago on this December day;
An unprovoked act of war, most would say.
The world was shocked; the USA was shaken;
America was vulnerable; our invincibility was taken.
Death and destruction; such a huge cost;
Tears, sorrow and despair; hope seemed lost.
People prayed humbly to our God in heaven;
Help us defeat the attackers of December 7.
This great country was united like never before;
Peacetime had ended; we had declared war.
God granted us grace, victory and peace;
The Second World War did finally cease.
Soon after VJ Day, life was not so tough;
Our nation grew as we enjoyed our stuff.
Families followed God and showed love to others,
Baby Boomers were born to stay-at-home mothers.
Then came the removal of prayer in schools;
Civil unrest, racism, drugs--boy, were we fools!
Moral decay increased with abortion and free love;
Many stopped seeking wisdom from the God above.
We stopped counting our blessings and started to blame;
To our God of creation we brought much shame.
New examples of idols we would worship and keep;
On Sunday we would skip church for more sleep.
Society entered into the race for more possessions;
Prideful people were blinded by their transgressions.
The poor, needy and forgotten were tossed to the side;
We searched for life's answers that only God can provide.
Then suddenly on that horrible September morning,
Terrorists crashed four jets without any warning.
"Where was God?" I heard people saying--
I believe it's time for repentance and praying!
--Written and submitted by Bill Bohannon.
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