Thoughts on Bin Laden

On this blog I am going to give a couple of random thoughts. As most people I am proud of our military in securing justice on Bin Laden. Some of the reaction that I witnessed was a bit troubling to me and here is why: First, Proverbs 24:17-18 "Do not gloat when your enemy falls, when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice, or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from him." It is one thing to be satisfied that justice is served and that wickedness is put down but the celebration that followed is not appropriate in my opinion. According to this proverb the Lord's wrath could be turned and I do not want to see that. Second, this was a job well done and those who accomplished this task from the top to the bottom are to be commended. Let us not act as if the war is over. This is just one victory of many more that we will need to win in order to defeat terrorism. If anyone thinks that evil will not rear its ugly head again is being a bit naive. May God grant our leaders and military wisdom to continue to be effective against the wickedness that wants our defeat.
Now let us apply this to our spiritual lives. We are at war against an enemy that wants to defeat us, to kill us, to do us damage. This enemy is not going away and there are going to be many battles to win but thanks be to God who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. When you win a battle, rejoice, but also realize that the war is not over. The enemy will sit back for a season waiting for another time when he thinks he can cause you to fall. Let us be aware of the tactics of the enemy so that when he comes against us we will be ready with our confession of faith and plead the blood of the lamb (Jesus Christ) and we will win, read Rev. 12:11.
We face a powerful enemy but do not fear because we serve a much more powerful God who promised us victory through Christ, trust in the Lord and we will win.

May the Lord strengthen your heart today by the power of His Spirit.

Pastor John