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Death of Osama bin Laden
We rejoiced at the news,
as did much of the world. Many
sang and danced and partied.
Patriotism was renewed and partisanship again went by the wayside much like
it did on 9/11. If only we
would continue longer in our lessons than back then. But let's be careful.
There is a difference between justice and vengeance.
I cringed to hear Christian people say, 'rot in hell' and take joy in
God's judgment of evil. Ezekiel 18:32 I take no pleasure of
anyone going to hell - but God's justice is satisfied, and it all strikes a
chord of reality as we remember Jehovah is the one and only true and living
God, and today UBL's knees bow and his tongue confesses Jesus Christ as
Lord! It's not the 72 virgins
he believed it would be waiting for him, wherever he went. Do I believe he is in
hell? Yes.
Why? Because of what he
did? No!
Because I have no indication that he turned from his sin and trusted
in Jesus Christ as Savior.
Could he have been saved. Yes! Some of you cringe at such
a consideration. "If anyone
deserves hell it's UBL!" I say,
if anyone deserves hell it's me. If
anyone deserves hell, it's everyone!
We all have the same thing in our heart as did UBL.
It is sin, in many fruitions, many forms, at many levels.
We are often worse in thought than he was in deed, and that's the
level Jesus sees us on! Last week Bill O'Reilly
interviewed Franklin Graham about the reality of hell.
Bill flaunted his spiritual ignorance, citing that nobody believes
the Jews who died in the holocaust are in hell, but rather Hitler is.
Right? It makes perfect
logical sense to mankind...such a statement.
Bill says, they didn't believe Jesus was the Messiah, yet a loving
God makes a way for them. What does the Bible say on
this? Jesus is the only way!
Bill replies, many have never heard the name of Jesus-of course, God
cannot hold such an one accountable!
Oh, the ignorance. I'm a patriotic American.
I'm glad UBL is dead.
I'm glad justice was done. But
I'm saddened that God's justice had to be settled in the death of a lost
unbeliever. And vengeance is God's,
not ours. There may be a sense
of satisfaction in this, but it didn't bring back dead loved ones.
The greatest tragedy of that day was the lost condition of many who
perished. If only we would wake
up to the level not just of patriotism but spiritual revival and awakening
and many be saved. Instead, the terrorists
are now awakened and revived.
They feel today like we did 10 years ago, and they have proven to be more
dedicated to their beliefs in the long haul! On Monday and following,
many people made their boast on TV or the internet.
I liked one in particular above others...just a Bible verse: Luke 12:2 UBL could run but he
couldn't hide...not even behind one of his wives like a coward. 1 Corinthians 4:5 Numbers 32:23 It behooves us now to find
our sins out, that we may repent of them, and forsake them, lest they find
us out to our ruin. Remember,
'some men they follow after.' Isaiah 59:12 Galatians 6:7 "Nothing covered." Proverbs 28:13 Yes, there is another
covering. This same verse which
tells us not to cover our sin says someone else can.
A covering of our sins by the blood of Jesus.
He's got ya covered! We need to consider
ourselves, not others. We need
to remember what we are capable of. Proverbs 19:11 In this way we 'cover' one
another. ill.--if you know the dirt
on someone, you don't dish it just because you know it.
Especially if you are a true friend or brother in Christ, you 'cover
it', considering yourself. You
don't repeat what could ruin them in man's eyes...you thank God for having
you covered and you treat them with grace and love. So, it's a Christian
privilege to be a part of a 'cover up.'
Not of our own sins...those we are to confess and forsake. I don't believe a true
Believer has any enemies except Satan.
He is the real enemy, not the person he uses. God has given us the
ministry of reconciliation which is for ALL men. 2 Cor. 5:18 And all things
are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath
given to us the ministry of reconciliation; Rom 12:14 Bless them which
persecute you: bless, and curse not. Rom 12:21 Be not overcome
of evil, but overcome evil with good. What would UBL say today?
Jesus is Lord, he would be forced to confess.
Perhaps like the rich man in
Luke 16:27-31 UBL's brethren need Jesus.
They are fast approaching becoming the largest religion in the world,
and we see them only as the enemy and rejoice at their deaths.
This shouldn't be.
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