I love a parade. My favorite part is when the veterans march by carrying flags of patriotism. I am grateful for the sacrifice of those who have served our country! It makes me stand up and tear up. Those that have sacrificed so that I can enjoy the freedoms I have should be honored! They have done what many refuse to do while so many also benefit from their sacrifice.
Before you swipe to ignore this post, please read further because you may be surprised by what I say. Many automatically slap a label on such a post, calling this just another “nationalism,” feel good, exclusive post for Americans only. Yet, it is not that and it is more than that!
I respect and honor those that have served in the military and I appreciate the historic perspective, at the least, that America has done well because of the positive Christian influence. Okay, go ahead and label me as a Christian Nationalist. While it may seem like it, I am actually a Christian globalist. I believe that my faith makes a difference in the world for the good of others. That being said, I cannot deny that I am a Christian who lives in this world! My religious values and American ideals can and do meet with the healthy values of charity, love, and goodwill.
However you may feel, please know that the point of this blog is to help explain my faith.
It is because of the sacrifice of Christ (His death on the cross) that I can be saved from sin and can become loving, caring, and giving toward others.
What has kept our country free from tyrannical control is the sacrifice of soldiers who gave, paying the price for my freedom and the freedom for others.
Today, I say THANK YOU TO VETERANS! You are heroes who invested in our freedom. You have lived out what is written in John 15:13: “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
What can we sacrifice so others can enjoy freedom?
