Memorial Day 2010

Memorial Day is coming up and we need to thank God for the men and women who serve our country to preserve freedom.

For many, this day will be a holiday, cook-outs, etc., and many have grown up not really knowing what this day is all about.

As we reflect on the price paid for our freedoms, pray for military chaplains, for the familys whose one or the other spouse is on duty away from them, families that have lost their loved ones in war, for those who fought bravely but have received chronic disabilities; and pray for skill, safety, stamina and strength for our troops serving around the world. Thank God for our country and the blessings that only He could have given. Ask Him to give us grateful hearts to praise and recognize His hand in our history.

Ask God to also give us discernment to understand the times we live in, and to see as opportunities what we might first think are tragedies. For example, the Gulf Coast oil spill is certainly turning the resident’s lives upside down, but God has a plan for good out of a dire dilemma. In times as these, it is difficult to "see the forest for the trees."

We need to pray that people will come come to know Jesus in the midst of crisis.

A key scripture passage comes to mind here, “He will call upon Me and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will rescue him, and honor him" (Psa. 91:15, NASB).