Lessons of 9/11

• The Lessons of 9/11
• WE WILL NEVER FORGET
• Psalm 46:1-3
• 46 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling.

• The Lessons of 9/11
• WE WILL NEVER FORGET
• 1 Evil exists …
• Psalms 140:1-3 Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men, 2 Who plan evil things in their hearts; They continually gather together for war. 3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; The poison of asps is under their lips.

• 1 Evil exists …
• Proverbs 1:15-16 My son, do not walk in the way with them, Keep your foot from their path; 16 For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.

• 1 Evil exists …
• Proverbs 2:11-14 Discretion will preserve you; Understanding will keep you, …13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice in doing evil, And delight in the perversity of the wicked;
• 2 Life is uncertain …
• Proverbs 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

• 2 Life is uncertain …
• James 4:13-14 Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit"; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
• 2 Life is uncertain …
• 2 Corinthians 5:7-10 For we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. 9 Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.
• 3 Good triumphs in the darkest hours…
• Romans 12:19-21 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. 20 Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head." 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

• 4 God has the final word …
• Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.

• 4 God has the final word …
• Isaiah 40:28-31 The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, 31 But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
• Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

• The Lessons of 9/11
• WE WILL NEVER FORGET