1 Corinthians 15:24 "Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power."
Today is Veterans Day. A day set aside to thank and celebrate those that have fought the fight against the dominion, authority, and power of those who set out to destroy and cripple those weaker than themselves for reasons of greed, hate and at times just from lack of the truth of why they are really fighting; following one that has deceived them. But whatever the reason behind war, our soldiers and veterans of wars are heroes, galantly giving of themselves to bring freedom to those people that cannot fight the fight alone. Most wars are against weaker countries that are known for not having the technology and machinery of the country wanting to take them over. Subsidies of their countries, religion, and sometimes it is just because "we have always been at war with them". Reminds me a little of the Hatfields and McCoys, generations down still fighting and no one remembers why. Now remember, these are just my feelings, but think about it....you can find it true so often. A ruler can insite his people to war just because they follow what he says, thinking it is true. Sad, but real in today's world.
As I was thinking about our freedom, the Lord talked to me about the freedom of His children. How we are free in Him, the moment we come to Him, the moment we repent of our sins and give our lives to Him. We are free. But how many of God's children realize that freedom? How many still think they are supposed to be bound up by the things of the world. Yes, we will have tribulation, but it is not to us it is aimed, it is to our God. So why do we try to handle these things. Give them straight to the Lord, it is a battle only He can win. Our job is to recognize the attacks and to rest securely in Him as He fights the battle for us. If we try to fight these battles, we will only suffer unnecessary pain and disappointment. No matter what the battle is, it is won by trusting the Lord. The only way to win...complete faith in God. Now this doesn't mean that all things will turn out as you expect them to, winning....sometimes winning means to let the Lord do a work in us, showing us that the outcome of a battle is not always in being the winner in the world, but in being a winner in the lesson that He is teaching us. No matter what happens, we are conquerors in Him, whether it reflects it to others or not. What does it matter to a child of God if the person persecuting us thinks he has overshadowed us, beaten us down. We don't have anything to prove to this world, we only have to prove our trust and faith in our Lord....to Him.
Have faith in God. God is our All in All. This is true freedom for the children of God. Faith in the One who made us, who made this world, the universe. Fear of what this earth holds keeps us from the ultimate joy and peace that the Lord has given us. Fear is opposite of freedom. Give it all to God, every problem, every illness, every thought of tomorrow. God knows what is tomorrow, let us just delight in what He has given us today, His many blessings and our freedom.
God bless our America, our land, the land of the free. Let us never fail to thank those who make this freedom possible. And let us never fail to thank the One who makes this freedom eternal in Him.
11-11-11
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