Romans 5: 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
It is no secret Christ did die for our sins, He defeated death for our salvation. Because of that we receive the grace of God daily, not because we deserve it, as much as because He loves us. There is another group of people, they too will lay their life down, As Paul says in the scripture it is rare for anyone to die for righteous person, yet this group pledges their life for the righteous, and the unrighteous, they protect us all and just as Christ died to cover our sin, this group of men and women will give their very life to cover our freedom. They will live in holes they dug in the ground, they will go into place most want to run out of, they will push back their own fears so that they might calm yours, they will go without, so that we might have more than we need. They are the men and women of our armed forces. They stand on walls, they go sleepless nights on borders, they patrol the darkness, so that we might live in the light. They are often brushed aside, taken for granted, and forgotten about. Today is Veterans day, make sure you give them your thanks. Many serving today on the other side of the world will never see our faces, or shake our hands. We will never meet them at a party, or a company mixer. Yet they are there. It is because of them, and all of those just like them that came before, that we enjoy this Country. It is from the sacrifice of every man and woman that have worn, and do wear our country’s uniform that we have so many freedoms to enjoy today. Today is the day to remember these fine men and women. Christ gave us our salvation, and it is the American Soldier that gives us the freedom to worship God today.
The Soldier
I WAS THAT WHICH OTHERS DID NOT WANT TO BE.
I WENT WHERE OTHERS FEARED TO GO, AND DID WHAT OTHERS
FAILED TO DO.
I ASKED NOTHING FROM THOSE WHO GAVE NOTHING, AND
RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTED THE THOUGHT OF ETERNAL LONELINESS . . .
SHOULD I FAIL.
I HAVE SEEN THE FACE OF TERROR; FELT THE STINGING COLD OF FEAR;
AND ENJOYED THE SWEET TASTE OF A MOMENT’S LOVE.
I HAVE CRIED, PAINED, AND HOPED . . . BUT MOST OF ALL, I HAVE
LIVED TIMES OTHERS WOULD SAY WERE BEST FORGOTTEN.
AT LEAST SOMEDAY I WILL BE ABLE TO SAY THAT I WAS PROUD OF
WHAT I WAS . . . A SOLDIER.
George L. Skypeck
God Bless,
Brian Thetford
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