9-11

9-11.  Just the numbers alone remind us of that day some 21 years ago this past Sunday.  Two planes flew into the two towers of the World Trade Center, a third crashed into the Pentagon, and a fourth fell into a field in Pennsylvania thanks to the heroic efforts of several passengers. 

            Do you remember where you were that day?  I was sitting in a restaurant just north of Detroit, having breakfast with a group of pastors. That was our regular Tuesday morning practice. We had no idea how our world was about to change that day.

            I remember the owner of the restaurant coming to the back room where we were eating and laughing. With an ashen look on his face he said, “They are attacking us.”  In just a moment we were crowded around a 13-inch black and white TV, along with 20 or 30 other customers.  Even then we were not sure what was taking place. Before long we were all praying together for our country.

            In the weeks that followed, churches across America were full.  People were praying.  People were seeking God.  What has happened since then?

            The truth is, we often cry out to God in times of crisis.  When life is falling apart around us, we seek for Someone who can truly help us. Instinctively we realize that only God can fill that bill. And yet, when life gets easier, we have a tendency to forget Him. 

            May I encourage you to place your trust in the Lord, and to call on Him, both in times of trouble and times of peace?  We need Him, no matter.  And He is always available to us.  “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” This is the promise of God to which you can cling. He will never leave you.  Thank you, Lord, for that promise.