I don't wish to sound trite, or preachy about such a tragic terrorist occurrence, but the above question is being asked all over the world, it seems, if one believes the television newscasts. To me it seems logical that there are only two relevant answers to that question. First, be as cautious as possible, about attending any event that can be reasonably expected to draw a large crowd, and, second, trust in Jesus beyond that!!! I know that sounds trite, especially in a highly secularized world, but the fact of the matter is, that after taking all possibilities into account, and being as cautious as possible, you still can not avoid being at a terrible risk, at any time, anywhere! That is the whole point of terrorism, to make the "enemy's" life so insecure that they will ultimately want to give up, and surrender. But, obviously there is no surrender here, because the terrorists would love nothing better than to commit genocide against us all.
Certainly, I am not suggesting that we should not try and be as vigilant as possible, in avoiding potentially dangerous situations. But, after having done your best at that, one may still walk unsuspectingly into a dangerous situation, and there is only one absolute protection for that! If one already knows Jesus Christ as your personal Lord, and Savior, one of two things can save you from
a potential terrorist attack. Either God can draw you away from a dangerous situation, even without your knowing it, at the time, or He will take you home to Heaven if the terrorism is not avoidable, and, as trite as this sounds, secularly, none of us are certain that we will not walk into some deadly situation, unsuspectingly.
The ultimate comfort that the Born-Again Christian has is that if death by terrorism is unavoidable, he, or she, rests in the security that they will end up better off, in heaven, than they are in life! (Don't compare this to the terrorists who think that they will be rewarded in heaven (so they believe), with 72 virgins [who may have been waiting around for them since the 600 A.D. period of Mohammed! Yuck!!!]) This, by no means, gives us an excuse to recklessly walk into an obviously dangerous situation. God tells us in the Bible that we should, after, "having done all but stand, so stand, and wait upon the Lord. (Emphasis mine.)
So, people, Stand!!!
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