Thanks for the Memories
27/05/07 15:53
Memorial
Day. It’s a day to remember, with honor, those
men and women who have given their lives for the
freedoms we experience in our country. The Lord said
to give honor where honor is due. Certainly we need
to appreciate the lives that have been given on our
account and honor their memory. Those who have given
their lives aren’t aware of our efforts to
honor them, but the holiday serves to create a focus
on what it means to be free and the price that it
costs at times. America continues to be the land of
the free and the home of the brave. And for that, I
salute our military and pause with gratefulness
within my heart, to reflect on lost lives and the
memories they’ve left behind.
As my thoughts turn in these directions, I can’t help but think of the lives that have been given to service in the Lord’s Army. Men and women have given up their own personal agendas to serve mankind in the various capacities as the Captain of the Host directs. And as I pull these memories from within, I am blessed beyond compare. There was the couple I knew who gave up every Sunday afternoon for weeks, to serve two lost souls who needed eternal life. They gave up their “only day off from work” that others might live in the freedoms Christ brings. There have been countless men and women who gave of their time in order to teach a classroom about the things of God. In my mind’s eye, I see all the different faces that I’ve known over the years and think about how I honor their dedication to the cause of Christ. Hours have been spent in preparation to minister, hours that could very easily have been spent elsewhere. I honor the memory of those who have dedicated themselves to this ministry. Then there was the time a whole congregation united and built a new temple across town. The pastor was sick. So they gave their lives to see that the job got done. Then those same folks worked and worked to help the pastor’s wife with a purchase she made just before he got sick. That same “army” of people turned around and worked and worked to help that pastor with the medical bills. They could have done any number of things with their time that would have been pleasurable but they gave up their “lives” to conduct a service as unto the Lord. I remember a lady who couldn’t walk around with a group to pass out tracts. So she sat in her truck and passed them out to those who walked by. And then there was the older lady, who couldn’t sit at the table, so she filled half of it with her baked goods. And then there’s the time several came to help a lady move. I remember the young lady who stayed fairly busy with her career but faithfully cleaned her church. The list could go on and on. Instead, just let me say:
I salute you, Word Worship Center!
Thanks for giving your life so that Freedom can reign.
The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to provide help Acts 11:29
As my thoughts turn in these directions, I can’t help but think of the lives that have been given to service in the Lord’s Army. Men and women have given up their own personal agendas to serve mankind in the various capacities as the Captain of the Host directs. And as I pull these memories from within, I am blessed beyond compare. There was the couple I knew who gave up every Sunday afternoon for weeks, to serve two lost souls who needed eternal life. They gave up their “only day off from work” that others might live in the freedoms Christ brings. There have been countless men and women who gave of their time in order to teach a classroom about the things of God. In my mind’s eye, I see all the different faces that I’ve known over the years and think about how I honor their dedication to the cause of Christ. Hours have been spent in preparation to minister, hours that could very easily have been spent elsewhere. I honor the memory of those who have dedicated themselves to this ministry. Then there was the time a whole congregation united and built a new temple across town. The pastor was sick. So they gave their lives to see that the job got done. Then those same folks worked and worked to help the pastor’s wife with a purchase she made just before he got sick. That same “army” of people turned around and worked and worked to help that pastor with the medical bills. They could have done any number of things with their time that would have been pleasurable but they gave up their “lives” to conduct a service as unto the Lord. I remember a lady who couldn’t walk around with a group to pass out tracts. So she sat in her truck and passed them out to those who walked by. And then there was the older lady, who couldn’t sit at the table, so she filled half of it with her baked goods. And then there’s the time several came to help a lady move. I remember the young lady who stayed fairly busy with her career but faithfully cleaned her church. The list could go on and on. Instead, just let me say:
I salute you, Word Worship Center!
Thanks for giving your life so that Freedom can reign.
The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to provide help Acts 11:29
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