What Does God Say in an Explosion?

In our prayer meetings this morning, April 16, the morning after the Boston Marathon Terrorists attacks and explosions, we prayed and heard from God:

·        God, comfort those who lost loved ones, in the explosions. Heal those who were injured and may never fully recover the use of arms and legs. Their lives will never be the same again. Thank You, for the first responders. Have mercy on our nation and our nation’s leaders.

·        Psalm 46:10, know that God is God and He will be exalted over the nations, He will be exalted over all the earth.

·        Isaiah 2:11-12; If we do not humble ourselves, God will humble us. In the Bible God used evil instruments to call people to repentance, to call His people to Himself.

·        God is calling our nation to fall on our knees before Him in humility and repentance.

·        Spiritually, we must always be on “High Alert,” for the chief terrorist, Satan. We are kept and guarded by the presence of the Holy Spirit, if we stay turned and tuned to Him. God did not promise to keep us out of the fire, but to be with us in the fire!

·        In the picture of the first explosion, one man was knocked to his knees, while another woman simply looked at her watch to check the time of her run. Our nation must fall to our knees from these explosions and not keep running away from God and checking our pace as if this has nothing to do with our spiritual condition. We must not return to business as usual.

·        We may be entering the day in our nation where we depend more and more on the Lord, even for just going to the store and getting back home safely. We need to sing On Christ the Solid Rock more and more. He alone is our hope and stay…all other ground is sinking sand.

·        One brief picture from the terror of yesterday was a woman on her knees, with hands together, looking up with horror, in earnest prayer, crying out to God for help. Lets pray that our nation follow her example and not turn to anyone else, especially our own selves, for help. We need to get right and stay right with God.

·        God, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Holy Spirit, convict us of our need of You.