Psalm 29:11 (NIV)
The Lord gives strength to his people;
the Lord
blesses his people with peace.
On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, began like any other day
Stanley Praimnath was in his office at World Trade Center Tower Two. The deacon
and Sunday School Superintendent for Bethel Assembly of God of South Ozone
Park, New York, looked out his window and saw United Air Lines Flight 175
heading straight for him.
"All I can see is this big gray plane, with red
letters on the wing and on the tail, bearing down on me," said Stanley.
"
But this thing is happening in slow motion. The plane
appeared to be 100 yards away. I said, 'Lord, you take control. I can't help
myself here.'" Stanley then dove under his desk.
"My Testament [Bible] was on top of my desk,"
explained Stanley. "I knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the Lord was
going to take care of me once I got there."
As he curled into a fetal position under his desk, the
plane tore into the side of the building and exploded. Miraculously, Stanley
was unhurt. However, he could see a flaming wing of the plane in the doorway of
his department. He knew he needed to get out of his office and the building
fast. But, he was trapped under debris up to his shoulders.
"Lord, you take control, this is your problem
now," he recalled praying. "I don't know where I got this power from,
but the good Lord gave me so much power and strength in my body that I was able
to shake everything off. I felt like I was the strongest man alive."
Stanley was exuberant but also in great danger. Trapped
inside the office, fire was starting to spread. While praying on his knees, he
saw a flashlight being carried by a man behind the wall, "There's one
thing I got to know-do you know Jesus?"
The man replied he went to church every Sunday. Then they
prayed together, asking God to enable them to break through the wall. "I
got up, and I felt as if a power came over me," said Stanley. "I felt
goose bumps all over my body and I'm trembling, and I said to the wall, 'You're
going to be no match for me and my Lord.'"
Moments later, he punched his way through the wall and,
with the help of the man on the other side, was able to squirm his way through
the hole in the wall. "The guy held me and embraced me and he gave me a
kiss and he said, 'From today, you're my brother for life.'" Both men were
able to miraculously escape the burning tower that day.
The Lord is the giver of all strength. Do you need a
strengthening today?
Dear Lord, Today
we pray for the strength for today. Help us be able to handle the things that come
our way knowing that You are there with us. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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