Day of Praise

Mo, 11/11/13, Veterans Day, "Day of Praise"

"The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent." - Exodus 14:14

So late last night, after a full day of Sunday School, worship, ministry committees, community ministry, and a school project, my son tells me he's going to do a workout. He's moving his feet very fast and doing his drills. He's working hard, moving his arms as he runs through his drills, over and over and over. While my 14-year-old is ending his day at ten p.m. with a workout, I'm eating ice cream, specifically Target brand Birthday Cake ice cream. So my son's working hard, and I'm eating dessert.

It's a lot like God's call through Moses in today's Bible verse. God will fight; we get to be still. Thank you, God!

It's a lot like the truth that's celebrated on Veterans Day. Our Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, and Navy are poised and ready to fight; we get to rest secure that they will. Our Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, and Navy do what's necessary, in every generation, to serve our country and keep it safe; we get to be still.

And eat ice cream.

Even Target brand Birthday Cake ice cream if you want.

Please, thank a Veteran today!

Pray for our Veterans today.

Go see a Veterans Day parade and cheer for the Veterans in every generation.

After all, because our Veterans were willing to enter a conflict, then we are able to have peace and many other freedoms that they secure for us, which we enjoy.

Praise God!


Pastor Chris
"The gospel is the story of Jesus [what God's only Son has done for us that we can't do for ourselves], spoken as a promise." - Robert Jenson