As the articles flow in about the 10th anniversary of the terrorist September 11 attacks I wish to pause for a moment and add my voice to the fray.
I do not remember much from that day. As a twelve-year-old this event didn’t have the impact that it certainly would have had I been relationally connected to this tragedy. As such my life went on.
Yet September 11 of the year 2011 has awoken a stirring in western nations. This event created a so-called “War on Terror”. Perhaps, we didn’t realise that we were already in a war. Not a specific war against men but a war against our natures, against the prince of darkness.
For much of my life I have lived a comfortable life. Not merely in possessions but in a lack of hostility. Now I see that this war is not only right on my doorstep but in my own heart as well. For many this turning point was September 11, 2001. For me, it was several years later.
Do not be deceived, this war involves everyone. It is not a war against fellow human beings but a war for fellow human beings. In this war I am merely a foot-soldier but I will do what I am called to do. At the moment it is to stand firm against an onslaught of hatred and oppression. Against those who claim that the Gospel has no merit, that Jesus does not provide salvation.
As a combatant for the Lord I expect adversity. I am not afraid of worldviews spawned from Satan to entrap the masses. I denounce them with all my strength because they lead to nothing but despair and an eternity of destruction. I reject the concept that Allah is God. I deny Dawkin’s humanism. I stand on the firm, unchanging word of scripture.
What happened ten years ago is a tragedy. It caused masses of human fatalities and is a clear win for the enemy. Yet, hope is not lost. We know the war for the souls of man has been won. We know that Jesus reigns victorious. We are now charged with helping the casualties and those still imprisoned in their own sin. That’s why I continue to fight. So that none have to fall by the wayside. To rage against the darkness. It is my hope that you join me.
James 1:2-4
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
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