The siren wailed, the lights were shut off, the blinds pulled--and the children ran...under the bed, under the blankets, under Mom's apron--wherever they could find safety from the terror of it all! I'm old enough to remember, as a VERY little girl, those days during World War II--I was the one under the covers! I remember the practice air raids so we would be prepared--just in case, a REAL one would arise. Thank God, it did not--the terror turned to triumph; America won the war.
Tuesday, September 11, 2001--and terror struck again, the worst in America's history. WE ran to our TVs, computers, and radios to get the breaking news; we watched in horror the events taking place in New York and Washington, D. C.--and we wanted to hide--surely, it was just a movie thriller, a violent video game, another book in the "LEFT BEHIND" series--it couldn't be real. But it was, and our lives are forever changed.
HOW? Will we live now in terror, in fear, cringing before the enemy, afraid to get on a plane, a train, a bus; canceling the sports events, the concerts, the crowded events we all love to attend? NO! ! We must not let terror overcome the truth--and the TRUTH? Where do we find it? IN GOD'S WORD....the "fear nots" of the Bible must become our PERSONAL "fear nots" of life...for we face the future, not in the fear of man, but in the fear of the Lord.....and in THAT kind of holy reverence and trust, we can KNOW the truth--and it will set us free!
Life goes on--with caution, of course--but not in debilitating, destructive fear. We put our trust in God--for ourselves, our children, our nation and our world. God is still in control...and THAT'S the TRUTH! No devil in hell can stamp out the TRUTH of God's Word or remove it from our hearts. Now let's believe it, let's get on with our everyday lives, let's insulate ourselves with prayer and the Word of God--and we will have a victorious day.
An Encouraging Word for Times Like These
