Christian Reflection and Prayer

You say you will never forget where you were
when you heard the news, Sept. 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 and as she realized he wasn't coming
home that night.

I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a
woman cried out to 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 on 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 all four 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 they did NOT all
know Me. Some met me for the first time on
the 100th floor. Some sought me out in their
last breath. Some couldn't hear me calling to
them through the smoke and flames, "Come
to Me ... this way ... take my hand." Sadly,
some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me.
But, I was there.

I did not place you in the Tower that day -
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.

Love, God

(GodVine)

Scripture:

Job 28: 12-28

But where can wisdom be found?
    Where does understanding dwell?
13 No mortal comprehends its worth;
    it cannot be found in the land of the living.
14 The deep says, “It is not in me”;
    the sea says, “It is not with me.”
15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold,
    nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,
    with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it,
    nor can it be had for jewels of gold.
18 Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention;
    the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19 The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it;
    it cannot be bought with pure gold.

20 Where then does wisdom come from?
    Where does understanding dwell?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
    concealed even from the birds in the sky.
22 Destruction[b] and Death say,
    “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
23 God understands the way to it
    and he alone knows where it dwells,
24 for he views the ends of the earth
    and sees everything under the heavens.
25 When he established the force of the wind
    and measured out the waters,
26 when he made a decree for the rain
    and a path for the thunderstorm,
27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it;
    he confirmed it and tested it.
28 And he said to the human race,
    “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
    and to shun evil is understanding.”

THAT IS TRUE WISDOM!

by Anne Cetas

Scripture:

Read: Romans 5:12-21

God demonstrates His own love toward
us, in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us. —Romans 5:8

Reflection:

Four people—a pilot, a professor, a pastor,
and a hiker—were flying in a small plane
when the engines died. The pilot said,
“There are only three parachutes. Since
this is my plane, I’m taking one of them.
” He put it on and jumped out. The professor
said, “I’m brilliant and the world needs me,
so I’m taking a parachute,” and he jumped
out.

Then the pastor told the hiker, “I don’t want
to be selfish, so you take the last parachute.
” The hiker replied, “There are still two left,
so we can each have one. The professor
jumped out with my backpack instead of the
parachute!” Though the professor thought he
would land safely, his assurance was based
on faulty thinking.

Some people have an assurance of salvation
based on faulty thinking. They believe that
church attendance, baptism, or just being
good will gain them approval from God. But
our thinking is faulty if it isn’t based on what
God says in His Word. God says that “all
 have sinned” and that we are His enemies.
But through the death and resurrection of His
Son, we can be made right with God
(Rom. 3:23; 5:8-10). By faith in what Christ
has done, we can have peace with God (5:1)
and the assurance of eternal life in heaven.

Do you believe it? Your eternity is at stake.
Don’t trust faulty thinking but put your faith in
Christ.I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus—
Trusting only Thee;
Trusting Thee for full salvation,
Great and free. —Havergal

Remember:
If we could earn our salvation, Christ would not
have died to provide it

(from Our Daily Bread)