Threat Level

Today is the 7th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. As for a lot of people, that was a very profound day for me. I grew up during the cold war and all the talk about possible nuclear armageddon...by the way, I love the movies that came out of that era!

One of the most profound things to me that unfolded on that day is to not take our safety for granted. In my town where I lived at the time, we lived about 3 miles from a nuclear powerplant. I remember almost every day as I went to work in the days after 9/11 watching the f-16's circle around the area almost constantly. It was an uneasy time.

Today I thought about our little threat level matrix that someone came up with. How is this supposed to help? Then I thought, shouldnt we always be on the highest alert? Isn't that what vigilant is?

Then I thought about it in terms of how I protect myself from sin. Do I have a threat matrix for sin? Do you? Are most people just going about their day on low alert? I want to be on the highest alert possible at all times. Our enemy attacks us every single day...for some of us every few minutes! We should be vigilant against sin in our lives...the highest threat level.

What level are you at today? Is it a green day? Be careful. Be vigilant.