I am grateful
for those who have given of their time and energy to secure my freedom. Tomorrow, July 11th, is the day our country
sets aside as “Veteran’s Day”. Reach out
to those who serve and those who have served and say thank you! Here is a post I shared a couple years ago…
There are places
you go and you see a military presence one of my favorite places is in an
airport. On several trips I’ve taken I have noticed the many military
people traveling from place to place across this globe of ours. A couple
times I had conversations.
The people I met
were guys and girls, younger and older, and serving in various parts of our
nation’s military. My heart was always over come with gratitude for the
hours, days, months and years given to defend and fight for the honor of bring
free.
My mind turns
back many years to a time when I was visiting my dad’s parents when they lived
in view of the mountains of Colorado. I noticed in of their closets
military uniforms. My grandfather first served during World War II, and
my uncle served much later. Another of my grandfathers was in the
army. Another uncle was in the Air Force and was a pilot who trained
other pilots.
Through the
years there have been numerous people in the churches I served who were in the
military or who had children in the military. I remember the pain and the
tears, the fear and prayers, the stamina to continue and the heart to get them
home safely. Yet it obvious that without those have served, we would not
be free.
Much is the same
of our faith. Without the sacrifice of Jesus, we would not be saved or
even have a Savior.
I chose to say
THANK YOU to all who have served in any branch of the US military and to the
families who have had someone from their family who served. Thank you for
giving of your time and life. Thank you for sacrificing so much for such
a great price. American continues to have freedom by the grace of God and
through the hard work of all who have served. I am a grateful American.
Further, I pray
that our nation will look toward God and seek Him more. And I know that
it all begins with us personally. Seeking God is vital. Serving
where I can is a must. Allowing God to lead us is imperative.
I pray God
continues to make our nation strong, protects our military and gives wisdom to
our leaders. All the while and beginning with me we seek God and honor
Him as much as possible.
What joy
for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his
inheritance.
Then if my
people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my
face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive
their sins and restore their land.
Thank a veteran tomorrow for their service to God and
our country!
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