Memorial Day is around the corner. I'm in the process of preparing my first sermon for it. Looking back over the wars recorded in the scriptures, and the wars that our forefathers fought in, I am most astonished at the numbers. It is so easy to miss the significance of those numbers. Studying for this weekend I read Judges 12:6, "Forty-two thousand Ephraimites were killed at that time." In another passage we read that "David killed seven hundred of their charioteers and forty thousand of their foot soldiers as they fled" (2 Samuel 10:18). That is not even a good start if you are looking for all the battles in the Bible.
If that seems too far removed to identify with go back about 70 years. In World War II our country lost over 400 thousand troops. Let me say that again, four-hundred-thousand troops. That is like wiping out my home state, North Dakota. The sacrifice of those who step up when others are suffering is commendable. The sacrifice of those who obey even to the point of death is inspiring. And it is a model for all of us to follow.
When you think of sacrifice, blood, death, life, and liberty another soldier may come to your mind. Jesus Christ is called the King of Kings in the scriptures, and a mighty warrior. He is the one who has inspired so many millions to lay down their lives as a sacrifice for others. Freedom, what ever kind, is never free.
This Memorial Day take the time to remember: Remember the one who paid the price for your freedom and remember those who have sacrificed to allow you to live free in this great country.
Memorial - “Anything meant to help people remember some person or event such as a monument, a holiday etc.
Memorial Day - A legal holiday in the U.S. in memory of the dead servicemen and women of all wars.
Respect - To feel or show honor or esteem for; to consider or treat with deference or dutiful regard.”
-Webster’s-
Blessings,
Pastor Randal
If that seems too far removed to identify with go back about 70 years. In World War II our country lost over 400 thousand troops. Let me say that again, four-hundred-thousand troops. That is like wiping out my home state, North Dakota. The sacrifice of those who step up when others are suffering is commendable. The sacrifice of those who obey even to the point of death is inspiring. And it is a model for all of us to follow.
When you think of sacrifice, blood, death, life, and liberty another soldier may come to your mind. Jesus Christ is called the King of Kings in the scriptures, and a mighty warrior. He is the one who has inspired so many millions to lay down their lives as a sacrifice for others. Freedom, what ever kind, is never free.
This Memorial Day take the time to remember: Remember the one who paid the price for your freedom and remember those who have sacrificed to allow you to live free in this great country.
Memorial - “Anything meant to help people remember some person or event such as a monument, a holiday etc.
Memorial Day - A legal holiday in the U.S. in memory of the dead servicemen and women of all wars.
Respect - To feel or show honor or esteem for; to consider or treat with deference or dutiful regard.”
-Webster’s-
Blessings,
Pastor Randal
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