Memorial Day Remembrances

This past Monday we all celebrated Memorial Day. The day, every year, that we pay respect and honor to those that have fought for our freedoms and protection. For me it is a very personal day as I remember, as a young girl, my father leaving us twice to go to Vietnam and fight in that war. There are others in my family...my two nephew served in the military and both served overseas in this present war. Thank you, Lord, that those in my family that served came back!

Monday night, after a peaceful morning and a wonderful afternoon spent with my family, friends, and my honey bun and cupcake I started thinking about the greatest Commander-in-Chief, the most powerful and fearless warrior civilization has ever known. He has assembled and led his faithful soldiers, his armies for thousands of years. In all his battles he has always been victorious. A few of the battles were David and Goliath (see 1 Samuel 17), Ai (see Joshua 6-7), the battle of Jericho (see Joshua 6). "The Lord God will go forth like a warrior. He will arouse His zeal like a man of war. He will utter a shout, yes, He will raise a war cry. He will prevail against His enemies" Isaiah 42:13. These are just a few...and the battles that he fights for us are not only with a sword and on the battle field...he fights the powers of sin and death, against the powers of this dark world, unrighteousness and fear, weakness and fainthearted..."For we are not fighting against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the spiritual realms." Ephesians 6:12  

We have a holiday that rightly allows us to pause and give thanks for the service and sacrifice that special men and women have made for us. Their sacrifice is a gift to all of us and protects us so we are able to live in freedom and to continue  as "one nation under God"!  But as you pause and give thanks to them, bow your heads and give thanks to the "Greatest Commander-in-Chief" that always has and always will fight every battle for us and with us so that all of us will reign victorious on earth and in heaven!!!


"Know therefore today that it is the Lord your God who is crossing over before you as a consuming fire. He will destroy them and He will subdue them before you, so that you may drive them out and destroy them quickly,  just as the Lord has spoken to you." Deuteronomy 9:3

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