Remembering 9/11

Despite the political and religious contentions that sprung up during this year’s commemoration of the September 11, 2001 attacks, many have given their thoughts and prayers toward those who suffered the loss of loved ones, and those suffering from injury and sickness during humanitarian and rescue operations during that fateful day.

Judypie provides the following meditations for this week:

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It was September 11, 2001, when the White House was evacuated -- people were fleeing to the nearest exits in mass exodus as stated by one of the White House employees. America was under attack!

Let us not grow weary and complacent -- there are people who want to destroy our nation. Rise up, O church of the Living God and pray...supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.

FIRST OF all, then, I admonish and urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all men, For kings and all who are in positions of authority or high responsibility, that [outwardly] we may pass a quiet and undisturbed life [and inwardly] a peaceable one in all godliness and reverence and seriousness in every way.

1 Timothy 2:1-2 [AMP]

Heavenly Father, thank You for the United States of America, which was founded upon religious freedom and Your Word. Thank You for the founding fathers, Lord, who looked to You for guidance to develop the kind of government that would be pleasing to You. Our president and his advisers need Your wisdom to safeguard freedom. By wisdom You laid the earth’s foundations, and by understanding You set the heavens in place. I pray that these leaders will turn their ears to wisdom and apply their hearts to understanding. May the light of Your word run swiftly and prevail throughout the USA, and Your love burn brightly in this land. Give us a rebirth of freedom, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Making your ear attentive to skillful and godly Wisdom and inclining and directing your heart and mind to understanding [applying all your powers to the quest for it]

Proverbs 2:2 [AMP]

The Lord by skillful and godly Wisdom has founded the earth; by understanding He has established the heavens.

Proverbs 3:19 [AMP]

Now Stephen, full of grace (divine blessing and favor) and power (strength and ability) worked great wonders and signs (miracles) among the people.

Acts 6:8 [AMP]

But the Word of the Lord [concerning the attainment through Christ of salvation in the kingdom of God] continued to grow and spread.

Acts 12:24 [AMP]

And so the Word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through Christ] scattered and spread throughout the whole region.

Acts 13:49 [AMP]

Thus the Word of the Lord [concerning the attainment through Christ of eternal salvation in the kingdom of God] grew and spread and intensified, prevailing mightily.

Acts 19:20 [AMP]

The Apostle Paul said that he had fought a good fight. The fight you are in is the good fight of faith. When you were born again, you were given a prayer armor, and now you are an enforcer of the triumphant victory Jesus won at Calvary.

Jesus stripped Satan of all his armor, and gave you spiritual weapons of warfare. You cannot be defeated if you stand, and having done all to stand, continue standing. The Word is your Sword, and victory is yours. You are an overcomer by the blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony.

¹⁰In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides].
¹¹Put on God’s whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed soldier which God supplies], that you may be able successfully to stand up against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the devil.
¹²For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere.
¹³Therefore put on God’s complete armor, that you may be able to resist and stand your ground on the evil day [of danger], and, having done all [the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your place].
¹⁴Stand therefore [hold your ground], having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God,
¹⁵And having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace.
¹⁶Lift up over all the [covering] shield of saving faith, upon which you can quench all the flaming missiles of the wicked [one].
¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation and the sword that the Spirit wields, which is the Word of God.
¹⁸Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God’s consecrated people).

Ephesians 6:10-18 [AMP]

Rather Than Burn Qu’ran...

By Joel C. Rosenberg (www.joelrosenberg.com)

(Washington, D.C., September 10, 2010) -- Rather than burn Qur'ans, Anne Graham Lotz (the daughter of Billy Graham) and I believe we should be mobilizing the Church to wake up, draw closer to the Lord, pray for all our neighbors -- including Muslims -- and share the gospel with courage and great joy to our family, friends and neighbors.

So Lord willing, next year on 9/11 -- the 10^th anniversary of that terrible day -- we will hold a worldwide simulcast event called, “Wake Up Call.”

We will hold the event at a wonderful church in Boston. It will be broadcast into church sanctuaries and homes with strong Bible teaching and a call to action. Anne and I have been praying about this and planning it for several months. I have posted a link on my weblog with more information. Please be praying about it and please join us in this effort to call the Church to prayer and action as we draw closer to the return of Jesus Christ!

THE TWELFTH IMAM

Thanks to all of you who are asking about my new novel, The Twelfth Imam. It will release October 19^th and I am scheduled to be on the 700 Club that morning. Next week, I actually begin writing the sequel. At the moment, I'm planning three novels in this series. Lord willing, we will release the national book tour schedule next week. You can pre-order your copy at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Christian Book Distributors, or at your favorite Christian or general market bookstore. Thanks for your encouragement and prayers.

To read more about the 9/11 event next year with Anne Graham Lotz, please go to the weblog -- http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/

NEXT 9/11: "WAKE UP CALL," A WORLDWIDE BROADCAST TO THE CHURCH WITH ANNE GRAHAM LOTZ

Also: "The Twelfth Imam" book tour schedule to release next week.

9/11 Survivor

We recently heard the story of one of the survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Check out his story in the video below:

This is a powerful testimony of what God can do. If you are experiencing problems in your life, just take the attitude that Stanley took... regardless of what you may be facing!

You can see more about this amazing guy at his web site.

She Worried Herself to Death

The story of Marcie Bentz is one that serves as a wake-up call for many of us. This woman survived the attack of 9/11, healed of her physical wounds... yet allowed the emotional wounds of fear to literally take her life.

MSNBC reported that the 48-year-old went through a downward spiral of fear and depression as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder until, according to her sister, fear killed her.

I immediately realized that it was not a coincidence that, before hearing this sad news, my friend Judiepie sent an article called “Care Free” by Germaine Copeland.

This article, which takes an aggressive stance against fear, provides instructions on how to cast your cares upon your Loving Heavenly Father so that you can have and enjoy life and not be destroyed.

The article reads as follows:

The human body and central nervous system cannot tolerate the burden of worry, fretting, and anxiety. This type of burden causes a chemical imbalance in your DNA and interferes with the production of necessary hormones for physical, mental and emotional health. Worry is probably the major cause of sickness. The Holy Spirit taught me to cast all my burdens on the Lord during a crucial time in my life. I chose not to worry and declared that God cared for me and my household. The Holy Spirit taught me how to take off my cares and lay them on the Lord. I approached God boldly in prayer and read His Word aloud to myself until worry subsided. Today I teach classes on Overcoming worry, but find that some Christians are determined to worry and have their anxiety attacks. The choice is yours. you can lug around the worries and cares or you can talk to the Lord about any situation whether it is financial, marriage relationship, the death of a loved one, or children gone astray. Choose to cast the care of any circumstance that is causing you to worry over on the Lord because He cares for you.

Be willing to fight the flesh... don’t allow yourself to fall into a trap of fear, doubt, unbelief or depression. John 10:10 [AMP] tells us that Jesus came that we might have and enjoy life in abundance, to the full, until it overflows!

Don’t allow satan to use fear to steal your life...