Don't Live in Fear, Live in Prayer!

This week is the 13th anniversary of 9/11 when America came under attack by an un-named army from an un-named nation.  There are still many unanswered questions about that day, but we do know that there is an evil Satanic presence beyond our comprehension at work in this world, and it is capable of the most heinous atrocities imaginable.   Many of us wonder every September if there will be another attempt at such a catastrophic attack upon our soil at this anniversary, or when ISIS will claim another genocidal victory.  Most of us will agree that it is not a matter of IF, but simply a matter of WHEN we will be targeted again, and we can only wonder WHERE it will occur.


So, do I live in fear?


Well, in a word, "No!"  I live in prayer! 


There are those who say they don't live in fear, but apart from our God, I would propose that in actuality they are living in denial with a false sense of security because we are in the good 'ol U.S. of A.  Or else they may have taken on the same attitude of disbelief like the children of Israel who thought they had taken all the necessary precautions against calamity.  But the prophet Isaiah told them:
"You built a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the Old Pool,
but you did not look to the One who made it, or have regard for the One who planned it long ago. The Lord, the Lord Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth.  But see, there is joy and revelry, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine!  “Let us eat, drink and be merry,” you say, “for tomorrow we die!”  (Is. 22:11-13)

The Father has called us to be warriors in this battle, which is primarily a spiritual battle that needs to be fought on our knees. 

2 Corinthians 4:12 and 16 from "The Aramaic Bible in English" (Thinking of our brothers in the Middle East) puts it this way: "So we live in the face of death, but this has resulted in eternal life for you...Because of this, it is not tiresome to us, for even if our external person is being destroyed, on the other hand, that which is from within is renewed day by day."

So, grab your sword, get out there and pray!