There are places you go and you see a military presence one
of my favorite places is in an airport.
Over the last few trips I have taken the last few years 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 today 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.
Psalm 33:12 NLT
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 today for their service to God and our country!
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