Good morning! How are we faithing? It is so interesting to peruse iconic pictures from the past. The ones of sheer jubilation at the end of WWII. Can you envision how hearts were feeling with the announcement of surrender of the axis powers? The relief of knowing no more lead was going to fly your way. The thought that going home, for some after 3 plus long years in combat, was now a reality. How after the horrors one had seen that going back to the world was also a little scary. The questions they must've asked concerning what they had seen. Our troops this century must be enduring the same. We are surrounded by things that fly in the face of a generous loving God and if we focus on the maladies of this world we are indeed prone to bitterness. Events can skew our view of the creator but regardless of what happens we have to remember he did not want robots but beings that could freely love him and with that must come free choice. That would be hard to go forward with knowing in advance that many would choose not to know God. My heart hurts for those who choose that path. With that free choice some choose to hurt and not help. Some choose selfishness and not selflessness. Where do you stand? What choices have you made? It is never to late to reverse your position. Jesus awaits you because he loves you, no mater the past. That my friends is love in its purest form.

Deuteronomy 4:39-40
Know therefore today, and take it to your heart, that the LORD, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
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Romans 5:1-11
Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
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Heavenly Father,
Help us love and understand your love for us. Help us realize you gave us choice in following you. Grant us courage and longsuffering so we see truth and act accordingly. Lord, bless our troops and heal their hearts from images they now possess. Lord we lift the lost to you and ask for you to show through for them to see, in Jesus name, amen