BBD 09.11.06 Be a Hero
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09.11.06
Be a Hero
(Originally sent on the one year anniversary of 9/11)
But it happened about this time, when Joseph went into the house to do his
work, and none of the men of the house was inside, that she caught him by
his garment, saying, 'Lie with me.' but he left his garment in her hand, and
fled and ran outside. - Genesis 39:12-13.
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is
faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but
with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able
to bear it. - 1 Corinthians 10:13.
Joseph gives us a vivid example of the urgency that is needed in regard to
fleeing from sin. The Bible tells us in Romans 6:23 that the "wages of sin
is death." We should search desperately, diligently, urgently for the way of
escape from sin because sin brings about death and destruction in our lives.
Those escaping from the death and destruction of 9/11 also give us a very
vivid picture of fleeing from what will bring death into our lives.
One of the heroes of 9/11 was Welles Crowther. Welles was only 24 years old
and worked as an equities trader for Sandler O'Neil on the 104th floor. But
Welles was also a volunteer firefighter in his hometown of Nyack, New York.
Just after the second plane slammed into the south tower Ling Young was
lying facedown on the 78th floor of the elevator lobby when she regained
consciousness. When she looked up there was her hero, Welles Crowther. He
told her, "I found the stairs. Follow me, and help the ones that can be
helped."
Crowther helped Ling Young and some others down a dozen flights of stairs to
where he thought it was safe and then turned and said, "I'm going back
upstairs to help." In the elevator lobby of the 78th floor were close to 200
people who were injured, dying or dead and that was where Young had been and
that was where Crowther was heading. There was smoke and fire everywhere but
he still was going back. Crowther found Judy Wein and Gigi Singer and led
them to safety staying with them for 15 floors and then he again went back
up planning to make a third trip.
As the ambulance left with Judy Wein and Gigi Singer the south building
collapsed. It collapsed with all those people still trying to make it out
including Welles Crowther. But because of the heroism of Welles Crowther and
many others - hundreds of people did find the way of escape and made it to
safety. Their heroism will never be forgotten by those that they rescued.
As we are fleeing from the temptations of this world and as we are finding
the way of escape from the attractions of sin let us take some people with
us. We too can be and need to be heroes in the lives of those around us who
have lost their way. We have the tools, the resources that we need. We have
the Word of God, we have the privilege of prayer, and we have a wondrous
Savior - we have what we need to be heroes.
As you are fleeing from sin, temptations, and the world, be a hero and take
some people with you.
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