When I think of Memorial Day, I think of one word Sacrifice. Memorial Day is not a day we celebrate victories or even promote our country. But it’s a day we reflect upon the sacrifices made by soldiers, that accomplish those victories and establish our nation.
The word Sacrifice means an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else more important. When we talk about soldiers making a sacrifice its not just about losing their life, they also sacrificed relationships, sacrificed dreams, sacrificed inner peace, sacrificed marriages , children , and families. Every soldier sacrificed something for the line of duty
So the question is why do we celebrate Memorial Day? Because without the soldiers sacrifice we wouldn’t be able to worship God right now. Without the sacrifice of soldiers we wouldn’t have any of the freedoms that we take for granted today. Right now in China currently, their government in burning down Christian churches, burning Bibles, and imprisoning and killing Christians. There are many other countries throughout the world that persecute people because of their freedoms and beliefs.
So if your grateful for any of the freedoms that you enjoy today, thank a Soldier!, if your grateful you can worship in freedom , thank a soldier. If your thankful you can voice your opinions without persecution or imprisonment , thank a soldier. To deny thanks to these soldiers is to deny your freedom exist
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So true. Freedom is never achieved free of cost. Someone has laid everything to earn the freedom we are enjoying. We need to be grateful to them. Nice post. Thanks for sharing.
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Amen God bless you!
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God bless you as well.
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I always thank the Military and Police. Nice Post.
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Amen!
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Amen.
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At church we also use have a service to remember those who passed the previous year.
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Awesome God bless sister!
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A beautiful exhortation for us to thank our soldiers. May God continue to bless the work of your hands.
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Thanks sister God bless you!
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Enjoyed your post. So true! Christians need to take a bold stand for Christ. Read my post: https://godlywitnesses.wordpress.com/2019/05/22/boldness-to-stand-for-the-gospel/
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Amen sister God bless you!
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A willingness to sacrifice yourself on behalf of others is the most admirable quality. John 15:13 says, “No one has love greater than this, that someone should surrender his life in behalf of his friends.” I pray we are able to see these soldiers again in the resurrection (John 5:28,29) and that soon our world will be peaceful and soldiers will no longer need to make this ultimate sacrifice.
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Amen God bless you!
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So many in America see Memorial Day weekend as a time to celebrate three work days off. Thank you for reminding us of what it is really about.
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Amen sister God bless you!
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You said it, Brother, to the glory of God! 🙂
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Amen Shalom
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For the glory of God…we write! ❤
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
MESSIAH (CHRIST) DID MAKE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR JEWS AND NON-JEWS…AND WON THE WAR OVER SIN AND THE GRAVE!
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Thanks brother for reblog God bless you!
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In His Spirit…you also!
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