We were cowardly attacked on 9/11

 

1 Peter 1:19-21

It seems to this writer that when we as a nation, as a people who the majority claim they believe in God, move into uncertainty, no matter what it is we look to the heavens.  When we were cowardly attacked on 9/11 by Islam and over 3000 Americans died, people who had not been in church for years returned; but most were gone within two weeks.  It could be rightly stated that uncertainty instills fear, and when fear comes we turn back to the only source of real power.  Yes, “In God we still Trust” if only for a two week time frame.  My email is full of people wondering if our current president is the enemy, they are wondering has God removed His hand of protection from our nation, and once again we have fear, fear on so many fronts; will the dollar survive, will Social Security survive, will Iran get the atom bomb, will my children and grandchildren live in a free country? There is much vagueness and it adds uncertainty and fear in our minds.

And many who go by the name of Christian are placing faith in a God they are very ignorant of; many of them have a totally wrong concept of His character.  It will come as a shock to many, but He is not like you, He does not do your bidding, He is not your granddad, no, He is your Creator, He has total control, and He has never said OOPS!  Our redemption came by the precious blood of God’s only Son.  It was not a quick decision, it was foreordained, before God was your Creator, He was your Redeemer!  Verse 20, “He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.”  How often we get hung-up with words like predestination, who was and who was not; the better question is who would serve a God who was controlled by a part of His creation; and time was put in place for earth, it has no control on God, He has been to the beginning and the end of what we call time.  He is fully aware of your choices, He saw them before first day of your life on planet earth.  (Romans 8:29)  1 Corinthians 2:7, gives this insight into our great and glorious God; “No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.”  You may also want to look at Ephesians 1:7-10, on the wisdom of God, in fact verse 10 states; “as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.”

The apostle Paul gives this insight; “a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time.” (Titus 1:2)  God’s plan was never for us to look to ourselves or anything but Him, many of us who go by the name of Christian have a distorted, totally wrong view and understanding of our Father in heaven, and of the act of grace that He showered on us.

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice