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5-31- Never Forget
Exodus 12:14 Mark 14:3-9
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Genesis 25:29-34 Mark 8:34-38
6-14- Words on a Tombstone
Nehemiah 6:1-3 Philippians 1:6
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“The Bond”
2 Samuel 18:1-5 Luke 15:11-24
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Some Thoughts About Love on Memorial Day
Today is Memorial Day—a day we collectively remember that our freedom is never free. It’s been bought and paid for with the blood of patriots in every generation. Today, we remember the men and women who surrendered their will to the point of being willing to live with a singleness of devotion and give the last full measure of their lives. Thank God for their selflessness.
The psalmist asks God for help in developing this singleness of devotion when he writes:
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12).
Most tombstones display a date of birth and a date of death, separated by a dash. A million years from now, all that will matter is what we did with our "dash." If you live to be ninety years old, you will spend over thirty-two thousand days doing something. You can spend those days for yourself or a greater cause like serving the Lord, but how you spend your days is how you spend your life.
No one knows when his or her life will end. But if you want a hopeful estimate, subtract your current age from ninety, and then multiply that by three hundred and sixty-five. That will give you a rough estimate of the number of days you may have left. Of course, there are no guarantees.
I never served in our country’s armed forces, but I have incredible respect for those who did—as well as for their families, especially the “Gold Star” families of men and women who gave up all their tomorrows so we could live in freedom and peace today.
Why would they do such a thing? I know this may sound simplistic, but I believe it was love. Love for God. Love for country. Love for their brothers and sisters. Jesus calls this kind of love the greatest love known to man. It's an indication that they were determined to live their lives for a higher and more compelling cause than many of us will ever know.
May we learn to number our days, obtain a heart for what is right, and be willing to give our lives for a cause that’s bigger than us. Only this life will soon be past; only what’s done for Christ will last.
Live and love selflessly, my friends!