Uncle Sam Teaches Us How To Serve God (Veterans Day)

Illus: For example, respect for the elderly is something today that is missing in our society. We see a lot of rudeness, and much of it is directed toward the elderly.

Society has to make adjustments for the elderly:

• Many times they can not hear correctly

• Many of them can not remember things as they once did.

• Many times they can not see clearly

• Many times they can not move as fast as we can

You can tell a lot about a nation by the way they treat their elderly.

But also, you can tell a lot about a nation by the way they treat their veterans

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The military deserve our love and respect because we live in this great country and enjoy the freedom we have because of them.

They are REAL HEROES!!!

Illus: I have always loved watching cowboy movies. But I am not the only one who love to watch cowboy movies.

Why is there such a fascination with these cowboy movies?

I believe the reason is because we LOVE heroes! They inspire us.

Illus: John Wayne could go into a town and clean up a town of corruption in one hour.

Also, the Bible gives us many examples of heroes.

Hebrews chapter eleven is a chapter that has a list of “Heroes of the faith”.

They weren’t just passive heroes who had great faith - many of them were engaged in active battles in life.

Illus: I do not have time to tell you about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets, who through faith:

• Conquered kingdoms,

• Administered justice,

• Shut the mouths of lions,

• Quenched the fury of the flames,

• Escaped the edge of the sword.

The life of these heroes makes 007 look like a boy scout!!!

Today is Veteran’s Day – these are heroes that went abroad and have laid their life down for our freedom.

Veterans day we often neglect in the church. We can easily dismiss it as a secular holiday.

Illus: In November 11, 1938 of each year became a legal holiday - - a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as "Armistice Day."

• Armistice Day was primarily a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I, celebrating the time the agreement to end WW1 was signed.

• But in 1954, the wording was changed to be Veteran’s Day and November 11th became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.

And today we as a church we are more than happy to honor all our veterans. They deserve both recognition and honor. And as a nation we honor our Veterans today.

There are several places in the bible that speak about honoring warriors who fought in battles.

Hebrews 11 is a whole chapter dedicated to HEROES OF THE FAITH and many of them gave their life for peace and godliness.

Let me ask you a question…WHY DO WE NEED THE MILITARY?

Before I answered that question let me ask you this question…WHY DO WE NEED POLICEMEN?

We need policemen because in this country in which we live we have evil men and women that will invade our homes and do us bodily harm and kill us!!!

In the years 2021-22 in this country we heard much about DEFUNDING THE POLICE AND DOING AWAY WITH THEM.

Some of the liberal cities did just that and we saw immediately:

• Thugs looting stores

• Rioters burning down businssess.

• Shootings

• Rapings

• Fightings

• Police cars burning

As soon as these THUGS heard about DEFUNDING THE POLICE and doing away with the police force the nightly news was filled with all kinds of violence.

A country can not survive without policemen who put their life on the line everyday they go to work. EVERY DAY!!!

Illus: When they go to work in the morning and kiss their spouse goodbye they do not know if they will be coming home for supper with their families.

We need policemen and we should support them in every way we can and take time to thank them for their service.

Now let me answer that question I previously ask you…WHY DO WE NEED A MILITARY?

Because there is other nations that are filled with ungodly men and women who would love to invade out country to brutalize our people, molest our children, steal our possessions, kill and rape our women.

This is hard for us Americans to understand this because we have been blessed to live in a land of peace and protection because of our military.

And the only way we can prevent this from happening is to have a strong military that will say to these enemies KEEP OUT OF THIS BELOVED COUNTRY and let them know if you attempt to take away our freedom WE WILL KILL YOU!!!