Today is September 11th, 2010 - 9 years after the hijacked planes were crashed into the twin towers in New York city. My heart definitely goes out to those who lost family members, co-workers, boss's, friends, loved ones, children, brothers, sisters, parents, and grandparents. Last weekend we had a special guest come to church to preach the word. His name was Sujo John: Sujo was in the North tower when the planes crashed.
I remember his story so clearly, it was a terrifying one indeed. (Just to sum it up a bit) he was in the North tower when the plane struck, and his wife was in the other tower when the second plane struck. Sujo made it out safely, and was able to pray with a man. One thing that stood out to me the most: was the fact that he was calling out to the almighty God when he was stuck in the rubble. Not Allah, not Buddha, not a cow: nobody but God.
God is good, let me just start by saying that. Yes, many lives were taken during the September 11th attack: but I know many lives have been saved since then as well. Sujo and his 4 month pregnant wife were both out of the towers, and saved from the accident thanks to Jesus. Sujos story impacts many around the nation, and saves souls daily.
America has just lost SO much faith in the Lord, which is extremely obvious. I saw a billboard the other day that said "One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all". Now, whats wrong with that? To any non Christian bystander, Im sure they wouldnt even notice whats missing. Every morning when I say the pledge of allegiance, thats the part that I say with ALL my heart. "One nation, UNDER GOD". I still believe that, and I know others do to: I just wish some of us would start acting like it. I have 2 things Im trying to accomplish through this blog, and so they're going to run together. Hopefullly it makes sense :)
There are many americans who go to church, and claim to be Christians: but they dont live the right life. I know MANY of those people, and it bugs the mess out of me: let me be honest. I have a friend, who set his Facebook status as this:
"lol, some people have all of this stuff about Jesus on their profiles...but then I scroll down and see F-bombs, GD, all this filthy crap, and secular supporting mess..what the heck is wrong with you? you're seriously not following the same Jesus who I know" - Josh Vernon.
I love that! Its so true! For the longest time, I had tried to find a way to put that. I had made my Facebook status something like that at one point, and it offended many. I had wondered what I said wrong, then I realized I didnt say anything wrong: it was the Holy Spirit convicting those people, and they just didnt want to admit it! Im so thankful God works in that way. That He can convict, and sometimes those folks just dont understand it.
My friend Chessa asked me the other day "How many people do you want to have?" (Referring to our weekly Meet me at the Pole) & I said "The entire school" - and I wasnt kidding. This year, my goal is to reach as many people as possible. I find myself praying CONSTANTLY during the day, which Ive never done before. I find myself talking about God CONSTANTLY during the day, which Ive also never done before. God is just so good, and He's already changing Northwest. Praise the Lordddd :)
If My people who are called by My name shall humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from Heaven, forgive their sins, and heal their land.
Samantha you are awesome! The Jesus inside of you is flowing right out of you, and that's exactly how it should be. It's sad that preachers have to gear sermons towards "lazy Christians" so to speak. Most sermons getting preached in our churches are directed towards the complacent, slack, non-caring Christians...this shouldn't be! We should be preaching 2 sermons: 1 to the lost souls, and 1 that disciples sold-out Christians!
ReplyDeleteThe whole billbord thing is a reference to the ORIGINAL pledge of allegence,
ReplyDeletethe phrase "under god" was added in the 1950's and should never have been added in the first place as it clearly violates the seperation of church and state.