Yesterday was the anniversary of September 11 one of the most historic days in American history. A day which caused us to examine our freedoms as Americans. That day showed how Americans can come together in the midst of tragedy.
I am not specifically going to September 11 today. I will discussing how 9/11 showed us as Christians today.
Looking back on this event in our past it shows me how we are all sinful creatures. The suicide bombers at 9/11 didn't take into account they were killing numerous people that day. They only knew that they had to carry our their mission of bombing the World Trade Center. They thought they had to carry out the mission of bombing the buildings that day because Osama bin Laden ordered it. Bin Laden's kind of Islam was the very extreme form.
Bin Laden's terrorist group was called the Al-Qaeda. It was the highest form of extremism sect of Islam.
This event also causes us as Christians to remind us that we have to love all people despite they believe. In this way, we will be able to model Jesus Christ to other people of other religions. Georges Houssney, the author of Engaging Islam, says the if we shows other Muslims the authentic love of Jesus is the key to reaching Muslims. Through this they will see that our God is different than the God that Mohammad portrays in the Kor'an. If we as Christians can love and get to know Muslims Houssney says then they may open up eventually to want to know more about how to have a relationship with Christ.
This book taught me it is essential to get to know other people's religions in order to tells others about Jesus Christ. We also have to get to know who people are and what Muslims believe. Houssney emphasizes we have to be aware of the differences in Islam and Christianity. We have to use discrepancies in order to reach Muslims. The most important thing Houssney says is that God loves you my dear Muslims brother. This last sentence emphasizes that God loves everyone and wants all people to come to know him no matter race, religion, color or sect.
The mission trip I went on this summer reminded me that God wants everyone to come to know him deeply. God has a deep passion and concern for all those that have fallen away from him. He loves us all deeply no matter if we are steeped in sin or struggling with hard times. God is too big to be able to comprehend what he can do if we let him work through us. A verse that shows the bigness of God to do anything is Ephesians 3:20, "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us."
9/11 made me realize we are all sinful creatures in need of God redemption into right relationship with him.
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