Did
you sleep last night? I tried, but was kept awake pondering the "whys"
of the events of yesterday. I've concluded that, as a nation, we're
missing the point. We respond to these events as if they are merely a
matter of defense and national security without consideration that there
could possibly be anything of deeper significance behind it. The
purpose of events like those that happened in Boston is to humble us and
make us realize that:
1) thinking we are in control is just an illusion; there is only One who is in control and we must seek Him and turn to Him.
2) because we are not in control, we should humble ourselves before God, seek His face, and turn away from our wicked ways.
3) we should live every day as if it were our last, recognizing that
life is a fragile, precious thing and we, it's most frail creatures; as
such, we should give worship to the One who gives us life.
4) death is appointed
to us all, and after that, the judgement, and we should pause to
consider that there MAY actually be a place called Heaven, and if there
is a Heaven, then there surely must be a Hell for the ones to commit evil
acts. If the thought of our loved ones in heaven brings us comfort,
what is my responsibility and how do I get there?
5) All roads
lead to Jesus, eventually. He didn't make "a" way; He made Himself
"THE" way, and whether you believe or not, one day, you will stand
before Him. Just because you don't believe, doesn't make it so. You
can sincerely believe whatever you wish, and still be sincerely wrong.
And even if I'm wrong, that doesn't necessarily make you right.
Yet, strangely enough, considering the graphic carnage of yesterday, I
have not heard one person in government, media, or otherwise say we
should humble ourselves and seek God's face. Every commentator and
talking head has used words and phrases such as "we'll be stronger",
"we'll ensure it never happens again", "we'll come back and be better",
"we won't let this bring us down", "we'll be more vigilant", "we'll
provide more security","we'll bring those to justice", "runners in Boston Commons as if saying, We're going to make a statement that everything is normal", "Boston is open for business", etc. It's all about "we.....us.....we'll....." much the same as
it was after 9/11 when everyone from Donald Trump to the NYC mayor,
governor, President Bush saying "we'll rebuild this tower" taller,
bigger, better than before. Just like in Isaiah 9:10 "The bricks have
fallen down, but we will rebuild with hewn stone. The sycamores are cut
down but we will replace them with cedars." after the Assyrians breached
their wall and attacked them. Instead of humbling and turning to God,
we are prideful, angry, resting in the illusion of "our" strength and
"our" abilities to overcome and "move forward" from the tragedy that has
knocked us to our knees....as if we are somehow immune to destruction.
Where is God? God is there with those who lost loved ones and He is
still there to heal the broken and comfort those who mourn. Just as He
was with the nation of Israel in her time of calamitous terror, He will
be with America. His hand is outstretched. (Isaiah 9:12, 9:17, 9:21,
10:4) It's our choice as to whether or not we reach out and grasp it.
Events happen in the physical realm but often have spiritual
connotations and consequences.
Food for thought. Just sharing
the midnight smorgasbord and 4 a.m. buffet that my mind dined on that
resulted in a bad case of mental indigestion that wouldn't let me sleep. — 
feeling tired.
Did you sleep last night? I tried, but was kept awake pondering the "whys" of the events of yesterday. I've concluded that, as a nation, we're missing the point. We respond to these events as if they are merely a matter of defense and national security without consideration that there could possibly be anything of deeper significance behind it. The purpose of events like those that happened in Boston is to humble us and make us realize that:
1) thinking we are in control is just an illusion; there is only One who is in control and we must seek Him and turn to Him.
2) because we are not in control, we should humble ourselves before God, seek His face, and turn away from our wicked ways.
3) we should live every day as if it were our last, recognizing that life is a fragile, precious thing and we, it's most frail creatures; as such, we should give worship to the One who gives us life.
4) death is appointed to us all, and after that, the judgement, and we should pause to consider that there MAY actually be a place called Heaven, and if there is a Heaven, then there surely must be a Hell for the ones to commit evil acts. If the thought of our loved ones in heaven brings us comfort, what is my responsibility and how do I get there?
5) All roads lead to Jesus, eventually. He didn't make "a" way; He made Himself "THE" way, and whether you believe or not, one day, you will stand before Him. Just because you don't believe, doesn't make it so. You can sincerely believe whatever you wish, and still be sincerely wrong. And even if I'm wrong, that doesn't necessarily make you right.
Yet, strangely enough, considering the graphic carnage of yesterday, I have not heard one person in government, media, or otherwise say we should humble ourselves and seek God's face. Every commentator and talking head has used words and phrases such as "we'll be stronger", "we'll ensure it never happens again", "we'll come back and be better", "we won't let this bring us down", "we'll be more vigilant", "we'll provide more security","we'll bring those to justice", "runners in Boston Commons as if saying, We're going to make a statement that everything is normal", "Boston is open for business", etc. It's all about "we.....us.....we'll....." much the same as it was after 9/11 when everyone from Donald Trump to the NYC mayor, governor, President Bush saying "we'll rebuild this tower" taller, bigger, better than before. Just like in Isaiah 9:10 "The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with hewn stone. The sycamores are cut down but we will replace them with cedars." after the Assyrians breached their wall and attacked them. Instead of humbling and turning to God, we are prideful, angry, resting in the illusion of "our" strength and "our" abilities to overcome and "move forward" from the tragedy that has knocked us to our knees....as if we are somehow immune to destruction. Where is God? God is there with those who lost loved ones and He is still there to heal the broken and comfort those who mourn. Just as He was with the nation of Israel in her time of calamitous terror, He will be with America. His hand is outstretched. (Isaiah 9:12, 9:17, 9:21, 10:4) It's our choice as to whether or not we reach out and grasp it. Events happen in the physical realm but often have spiritual connotations and consequences.
Food for thought. Just sharing the midnight smorgasbord and 4 a.m. buffet that my mind dined on that resulted in a bad case of mental indigestion that wouldn't let me sleep. —
feeling tired.
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