5/24/2024
Speak Up, And Never ForgetThis is a reminder to grandmothers and moms, sisters and aunts, Sunday school teachers and nursery workers. To our daughters, and to all women everywhere. A reminder to speak up.
This is a shout out to Missionaries and Farmers, to Firemen and Police officers, Doctors and nurses, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force and Marines. This is a shout out to all those who sacrifice so much, every single day. I don’t think we speak to this generation enough about sacrifice. We want our children to have it better than we did. We don’t want them to work as hard. We want life to be easier for them. I don’t think we speak to this generation enough about sin, or about stepping up, about trying your hardest, about taking second place, last place or no place at all. And in the process of not speaking up, we are losing them, not making life better for them. By not speaking up, we have turned sacrifice into make believe, and sin into a simple mistake with no consequences. And the cross of Christ has no effect. It’s not too late. Start speaking up. This weekend isn’t about pools and beaches, yard sales and picnics, boats and time off. It’s about sacrifices. So many sacrifices. The Bible isn’t just a book about doing good and being moral. It’s a literal lifeline into eternity. It’s an entire gospel of sacrifice, and the gift of salvation from an eternity in hell. If we don’t teach this generation what sacrifice really means, if we don’t teach them about the sacrifices that so many have made for us and our country, and if we don’t teach them the sacrifices so many are making right now, this very minute~ the cross of Christ will have no effect on them, because sacrifice won’t mean a thing. It almost seems as if every holiday observed in our nation has become a reason to celebrate, but along the way we have lost the true meaning of why we observe it to begin with. Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving, Veterans Day, Independence Day and Memorial Day… so many began because of sacrifice. As much as I enjoy getting together with my family, I don’t want them to ever forget. I don’t want to forget. And so, this is a shout out of thanks to all of you who make hard sacrifices every single day, sometimes 24 hours a day. This is a shout out to the Missionaries and Farmers, to Firemen and Police Officers, to Doctors and nurses. This is a shout out to the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force and Marines. This is a memorial to all those who have gone before. Who have fought and sacrificed their lives for our country. FOR US. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Let’s speak up, and never forget. Hebrews 10:10, 12, 17 Hebrews 7:25-27 Ephesians 5:2 John 15:13 |
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