“Help me!, Show me the way!, Save me!”

2 Peter 1:14 “Because I know that I will soon be put aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.”

            Lord, You have made it clear to me, simply because of my age, that I too will soon be put aside as well.  At best, I have maybe 20 years or so.  And like Peter, the reason I am writing this here is that so what You show me each morning will be a legacy as well, putting others into remembrance, refreshing them as a glass of cold water on a very hot day.
            Lord, as I listened to Focus on the Family last night (Sept.12), I was encouraged to hear what You have done, and are still doing, in NYC.  Since 9/11/01, some 2000 new churches have been planted, and new ministries to reach the lost have begun.  People are asking, “How can Jesus be real in my life today?”
            One story stood out to me.  It was a told by an ex-military man who had survived the crash into the Pentagon.  He said that he could still hear the voices of those trapped in the 1500 degree flames screaming, “Help me!, Show me the way!, Save me!”.  After “work” he had to go tell a friend’s family that their father/ husband had been killed.  He came home physically, emotionally, and spiritually spent.  His son met him in the living room, wrapped his arms around him and said, “Dad, I am glad that God spared your life.”  Then he stepped back looking him up and down trying to form into words what he was thinking.  Then he asked, “Dad, what are you going to do with the rest of your life?” and promptly went off to bed.  The man said he spent the entire night asking himself that same question.  He came to the conclusion that he needed to go into full time ministry so he could minister to those who were alive around him who were daily “screaming” those same three things.
            In my job, I am blessed to be able to minister to the first two cries of, “Help me! and Show me the way!” on a regular basis, and there are times when You have me answer the third of, “Save me!”  Lord, I know You want me to stay at LU for yet awhile to do Your bidding there, and hopefully for a good while yet, but if not, I am sure You have other things to do for You in the church.
            Bless You, Lord, that You would even include me as a servant.  I am so unworthy except for Your grace and mercy.