"Osama Bin Laden has been captured and killed..."
That is the highlight of the day, everyone loves our President again, everyone is celebrating. Now, most of my followers on Twitter are Christians, as well as most of my Facebook friends. Why is it that out of at least 600 different people, I have only seen a few people speak about the "other issues" that were put on the back burner because of this one man's death.
Bin Laden is dead, whoop-de-freakin-do. Kids are still dying out on the streets because they don't have anything to do after school or or enough people who cares about their education, so they turn to the streets. Everyone isn't celebrating their deaths, and they sure aren't doing anything to change it. So what are we doing???
I'll tell you what we're doing. We are sitting at home behind a computer, at work behind a computer, walking around with a phone, sitting around with and ipod/ipad, posting statuses everywhere about how this one man is dead and how everyone is so happy that he is dead.
"Justice is now served", some have said. Is it really though??? If that man did not accept Christ as his Savior, there you have another lost soul. Way to go people, you sent another person to hell. If he did accept Christ, you killed him because of the mess he caused. Congratulations, you killed a child of God. The Word says, "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord." -Romans 12:19 KJV
Christians run around all day on any other occasion saying, "Hold your peace, let the Lord fight your battles." People sing the song, "If I hold my peace, let the Lord fight my battles, victory, victory shall be mine." But today it's a different story, today people are saying, "Osama is dead! I love my President! Justice is served!" What happened to letting God fight our battles??? What happened to giving way to wrath??? Then you sit around wondering why people go around calling American Christians hypocrites and why foreigners call us "Stupid Americans."
How about using that same energy that you used to say all this nonsense to encourage a young person to go to school, get an education, value their life, provide for themselves and eventually a family "the right way"?
CHANGE IN MOOD:
I was listening to Kirk Franklin's new album Hello Fear. The Song "Everyone Hurts" came on and all I could do was think about what is going on. Rather than look for revenge on the man who was behind the killings of many people, why didn't we pray that God will heal the hurt?
It really bothers me to see this reaction to the death of someone. I don't care who he was, no one deserves to be killed, let God handle that.
So tonight, I cry out for the world. I pray for the restoration of people all over the world. I pray for all the people who were effected by any attacks that were caused by Osama Bin Laden. I pray for all those who are celebrating the death of Bin Laden. I pray for those who were hurt by his death. I pray for the kids who were killed as a result of gang violence. I pray for those who are against the education and prosperity of our young people. I pray for the young people, that they are encouraged by someone who can help them succeed in life. I pray for all of the lost souls, the souls that strayed away, the souls that are in between light and dark. I pray for the world, that God would move like a tsunami on the hearts of everyone. I pray that God would touch the hearts of those who lost family members in all of the natural disasters. There are too many natural disasters to name them all, the end times are here. I pray that God's people will move out of their comfort zones and win more souls for Christ. I pray that people will begin to rejoice over the won souls rather than the death of lost ones. I pray that there will be a shift in the economy, so the impoverished will no longer live in poverty. I pray that there will be a shift in violence, that there will be more saved lives than deaths. I pray for all of the missionaries out there making a difference in the lives of people through the Word of God. I pray for those in high positions that they will lead people in the right direction. I pray for the leaders in the church, that they will prepare their people to witness and evangelize everywhere. I pray for the laymen, that they will not only come to church, but walk in their purpose that God has for them. I pray that they will move out of the pews and into the streets and lead souls to Christ. I cry out for every lost soul. God I know you will do these things according to Your perfect will. I pray all these things in the precious name of Christ Jesus. Amen
You all be blessed
Sista T