It's a curious thing: the first post on a blog is the last post a future reader will ever read.
Today is Remembrance Sunday. It is good to remember the sacrifices made by our soldiers, past and present, to give us our freedoms. I thank God that He has preserved us through the two world wars, and others since, that we might have the freedoms we enjoy today. This leads me to two challenges:
1) How much do I value the freedom I have in this country and how much should I fight to preserve them?
2) If it is admired to die in defense of the nation how much more should I sacrifice to follow Christ?
The apostle Paul writes to Timothy (2 Tim 2:3-10)
3 Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 To please the recruiter, no one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the concerns of everyday life. 5 Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6 It is the hardworking farmer who ought to be the first to get a share of the crops. 7 Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything. 8 Keep in mind Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descended from David, according to my gospel. 9 For this I suffer, to the point of being bound like a criminal; but God's message is not bound. 10 This is why I endure all things for the elect: so that they also may obtain salvation, which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
To live for Christ is the greatest cause in life. How much am I willing to sacrifice for Him or will I settle for my creature comforts and the aspirations of this life?
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