U-S-A!!!

Since late last night the televisions across the world have been streaming the news. Osama Bin Laden is dead. A USA Seal team went into Pakistan, to where intelligence showed he was living (in quite a large compound. It is obvious that Pakistanis have known for awhile and just didn't share the information) and he and 2 other evil men were gunned down. The #1 most wanted man in the world is dead. 10 years after the man hunt began, it is over. The man hunt is over, USA won this battle, but it is just a battle. The war hasn't ended. While war may still be ongoing, decisive victory is a huge boost to morale.

I find myself at a cross roads. I want to celebrate that justice was done. I want to celebrate the achievements of our military, of the brave men and women that wear the uniform of the US military and intelligence agencies. Yet, Osama is dead. Osama is now burning in hell. He now knows how false his religion is, that it is just words, there is no truth to it. He has seen God, and realized the error of his ways, and he will be paying for them for all eternity. There are no 70 virgins for him. There is just endless separation from God, and suffering like no one on earth experiences.

How can a person honestly celebrate that? Yes, he was evil. He was a pawn of Satan. He played right into Satan's hands. Some would say that he was a fool. I won't argue that Osama was evil, that things he did, plans he made, orders he gave, that it all was an evil, evil life. But, I know where he is now. Hell is not a place for celebrating.

On the other hand, I cheer for my fellow Americans, for those that feel safer now. I thank EVERY military person (and their family and friends) for the courage, dedication, commitment, fortitude and loyalty. This is a job well done. While I shudder to think of where Osama is, he did have free will. He chose to be evil, to do evil things. He paved his road.

God gives the ability to use courts, cops, and human systems to bring people to justice. Misdeeds have consequences. Yet, we should not be a vengeful people. Vengeance is reserved for God and God alone.

Americans should celebrate this victory. We should also be cautious going forward. There are now a myriad of men, women and children that are angry that we killed their figure head. The leader may be dead, but their cause lives on. Celebrate, be cautious, and above all PRAY. Pray for peace. Pray for Jerusalem, pray for your friends and family and that God would bring revival to our individual hearts, to our churches, our towns, and that somehow through all of this, that God would get the glory.

"To God be the glory great things He hath done! So loves He the world, that He gives us His Son!" That is the message! Seek God, live His way, so that when you die the world celebrates your life not your death. Share Him. We don't know exactly what the future holds, but we know who holds it. Use this day, these events as a catalyst for spiritual change. Allah didn't protect Osama because the Allah of Islam doesn't exist. Only Yahweh, I AM, exists. He is the one true God!

Last, but not least, thank you American military and hoo-rah!

-JLP-