Let’s Roll!

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

Romans 8:28

In her book Let’s Roll: Finding Hope in the Midst of Crisis, Lisa Beamer wrote about her feelings on the morning of September 11, 2001. “In that dark moment, my soul cried out to God, and He began to give me a sense of peace and a confidence that the children and I were going to be okay. But even that comfort didn’t take away the wrenching pain or the awful sense of loss I felt.”

Every person who lost a loved one in the 2001 terrorist attacks went through, and still lives with, heart-wrenching loss. But for the Christian, there is hope. Even Todd Beamer, one of the heroes of Flight 93, turned to God in the midst of his own trial. With a telephone operator, he prayed the Lord’s Prayer and recited the Twenty-third Psalm, and was heard to whisper, “Help me, Jesus,” several times before calling his fellow passengers to action: “Let’s roll!”

Those with a sure confidence in God’s purposes and plans are never frozen by fear. Todd Beamer was not. Lisa Beamer is not. And you will not be, through faith in the goodness of God.

The fact that God has a plan, not your knowledge of the plan, is the basis of your peace and hope.