9-11; IS IT A DAY OF FEAR OR A DAY OF HOPE?

“Surely my soul remembers And is bowed down within me. This I recall to my
mind, Therefore I have hope. The LORD‘S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness”

(Lamentations 3:20-23, NASB).

Eight years ago this week on Friday (9-11-09), more than 3,000 innocent people lost their lives in America when on a beautiful September morning the perfect blue sky was shattered by shocking destruction leveled by terrorists driven by hatred. We were numbed as we watched it unfold before our eyes, as many of us said out loud, "This can't be happening!"….And ever since that day, as individuals & as a nation, we have wondered; could it happen again &, if so, when, where, how, & could it be worse???

Long ago, the Prophet Jeremiah also experienced overwhelming grief & fear & was to a point of despair as he reflected on the complete destruction of the city & temple of Jerusalem & on the exile of Judah’s people to Babylonia. He had many reasons to be downcast, worrisome, fearful, angry, & bitter….But Jeremiah also found abundant reasons to overcome his grief with HOPE; THE LORD’S GREAT NEVER-ENDING LOVE, HIS NEVER-FAILING, RENEWING COMPASSIONS, & HIS INCREDIBLE & GREAT FAITHFULNESS!!!!!!!!!!

America/Church/Individual Christian - We have a need to hope; we have a reason to hope; we have the Way to hope!!! In fact, we have available to us the Author of Hope - - The Only Begotten Son, the One Who died for our sins, the One Who brought hope through His death; OUR SAVIOR & LORD, JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!

WE SHOULD CAST ALL OUR HOPE UPON THE ONE WHO LOVED US ENOUGH TO SEND HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON TO THIS EARTH TO DIE A HORRIBLE DEATH ON THE CROSS TO GIVE US ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN. OUR GOD IS A LOVING, COMPASSIONATE, & FAITHFUL GOD!!!

Cast your burdens, your cares, your grief, your fears, & your sins upon the

“God of Hope“!!
Jeremiah found abundant reasons in His Almighty God to overcome his grief with HOPE….

Well, Jeremiah’s God is the same God of today….He has not changed!!!

He promised us that He would never fail us or forsake us and that He would be with us wherever we would go (Joshua 1:5-9)…..Claim that promise and cast your fears aside and place all your hope in the One and Only True God!

Will you allow God take away your fears and give you His hope today???

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