Remembering

Driving this morning I was listening to a Christian radio station that we have here. The DJ's were talking about today being the anniversary of 9/11 and then proceeded to talk about Bin Laden and how he is the enemy. One of them went as far as to say they wanted him "off the earth and it won't come soon enough." It's not that I don't understand these feelings or even partially agree with them, but as I listened something in me just felt uncomfortable as they continued to talk. It wasn't until I thought about it a little more that I realized what it was that was stirring the discomfort.

I expect secular radio stations and others to believe that Bin Laden is the enemy. I expect them to use harsh words. I expect them to focus on him. I don't expect that from Christians. It's not that I don't think Bin Laden is dangerous or that I don't want him caught because I do. But he is not the enemy, Satan is and as Christians we should never forget that. We are reminded in Ephesians 6:12 "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."

So today I remember those innocent people who lost their lives because of this evil. I remember and honor the soldiers who are fighting the worldly battle against that evil. But most importantly I remember that this evil, that Satan, has already been defeated by someone much more powerful and I have hope in something much greater.