| You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news on September 11, 2001. Neither Will I I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say, "Good-bye." I held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him the peace to say, "Honey, I am not going to make it, but it is OK ... I am ready to go." I was with his wife when he called as she fed breakfast to their children. I held her up as she tried to understand his words as she realized he wasn't coming home that night. I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a woman cried out for Me for help. "I have been knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!", I said. "Of course I will show you the way home - only believe in Me now." I was at the base of the building with the Priest ministering to the injured and devastated souls. I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven. He heard my voice and answered. I was on 4 of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer. I was with the crew as they were overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the believers there, comforting and assuring them that their faith has saved them. I was in Texas, Kansas, London. I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news. Did you sense Me? I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew every name-though not all knew Me. Some met me for the first time on the 86th floor. Some sought me with their last breath. Some couldn't hear Me calling to them through the smoke and flames; "Come to Me ... this way..take my hand." Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me. But, I was there. I did not place you in the tower that day. You may not know why, but I do. However, if you were there in that explosive moment in time, would you have reached for Me? September 11, 2001 was not the end of the journey for you. But someday your journey will end. And I will be there for you as well. Seek Me now while I may be found. Then, at any moment, you know you are "ready to go." I will be in the stairwell of your final moments. Remember ... I love You. ~Jesus~ |
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| WHERE'S GOD IN ALL OF THIS? I've heard it asked over and over this past week Where's God in all this tragedy? I don't know about anyone else, but I've seen God's merciful hand in several places this past week. I've seen His hand at work in the fact that the World Trade Center towers stood long enough after impact for so very many of those inside to escape down the stairs and out of the buildings, instead of falling down upon impact. I've heard civil engineers wondering a couple times how those towers stood after impact since they're not built to sustain an impact of that magnitude. But yet, they did, meaning the toll of dead and missing is estimated to be 3500 instead of 20,000 to 50,000 as are sometimes in the towers. I've seen His hand of mercy in the fact that the planes used for these attacks only carried 285 people, instead of a full compliment of over 1,000. And on one plane it seems, the heroic passengers overcame the hijackers and brought the plane down in the middle of nowhere instead of it's intended target. Somehow His hand even got into the planes the terrorists used. How did the plane meant for the White House end up hitting the Pentagon? And not only did it hit the Pentagon instead, but it hit it in a place just recently rebuilt to better sustain attacks! Had it hit it anywhere else the authorities tell us, the damage and death would have been much, much worse. I've seen His hand again in that the twin towers imploded on collapse, falling in on themselves rather than just toppling over and obliterating the other buildings in the vicinity. I have seen the Texas Tower building in Houston, which is only 75 stories tall. I can't even imagine the damage it would do to the surrounding neighborhoods if it fell over. And these TWO towers are 35 stories taller! Yet, instead of toppling to the side, they BOTH imploded and fell in on themselves, keeping the colateral damage to a minimum. I've seen God at work in the volunteers, who simply refuse to go home. Thousands of them. I saw a picture yesterday that says it all. An obviously exhausted fireman, laying on a semi-protected section of sidewalk, sleeping with his search and rescue dog, a huge German shepherd, sleeping next to him. And the Canadians, sending dog boots to wear on the paws of the search dogs as they climb and scrape through the metal and glass to find anyone. Who would have thought, in all this mess, about the paws of search dogs? I think I see a little glimmer of God in that too. And I saw God in the way people pulled together to help in this. He has been mentioned much in the headlines and news reports this past week, but I think a true shining example of His hand at work were the college students, generation X'ers, who lined up for hours to give blood or man Red Cross phones. But I especially see Him in the ones in New York who stood at the edges of "ground zero" and simply shouted out at the top of their lungs what supplies the rescuers were in dire need of and the people standing around raced to the stores in the area and bought them and brought them back. No one asked "Am I going to be reimbursed for this? or "you mean, out of my own pocket?." They just went and did it. I know that there are literally thousands more examples of how God was at work in all this. But now that you've seen a few examples, I think you'll be better able to see the rest for yourself. Thank You, Lord God our Father, for Your mercy which endures forever, and for the fact that You really can work all things for good. May You be blessed and praised forever, and may Your hand continue to be upon and bless this country. May You get all honor and glory, exaltation and blessing, forever and ever. In Jesus name ... AMEN. Rev. Bob Rindfuss Pastor - Adokimos Cornerstone Ministries eph39@mychoice.net |
| Softly the leaves of memory fall, Gently I gather and treasure them all, Unseen, unheard, you are always near, Still loved, still missed, so very dear. No length of time can take away, My thoughts of you from day to day, Whatever else I fail to do, I never fail to think of you. ~ Author unknown |
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