“Freedom isn’t Free”
This weekend
in America is what everyone recognizes as Memorial Day. The last Monday of May is usually when this
takes place. Memorial Day, A day to remember those who died in all wars over
the years that Americans fought and died in. The link below talks about the
Holiday more in detail. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day
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| Remember the Fallen |
As I was pondering
how to write this, I was thinking how America would not be free, if first it
wasn’t for God who orchestrated
to be and for all those who died for this country as many died for what
freedoms we have now.
I’m reminded
that freedom isn’t Free as a sacrifice was made in order to get that point.
From the military men and woman who died in wars past to Jesus who died for our
own personal Freedom. As through His death we are spared from eternal death by believing
in him and following His ways having a relationship with God through Jesus
Christ.
For those
who have freedom, what else comes to mind is another scripture:
When someone has been given much, much will
be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more
will be required.~ Luke
12:48
As I believe
when we are given this Freedom to which we currently have in America and what
we eternally have in God. We have the opportunity to do well with that Freedom.
Even if you’re in a country right now that isn’t Free, you can still gain a
Freedom that no one can take from you. Jesus Christ who died in your place can
give you this Freedom. You will feel and see a difference in your life when you
accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.
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| Freedom's Cost |
Going back
to the point of Memorial Day to those who are grieving now because of a loss of
a loved one from the acts of war, God sees your pain and He is here to comfort
you, to heal your heart where your loved one took that place in your heart while
they were living. No one else can really understand your suffering accept for
those who being through it and God himself. For God the father who seen the
suffering of His son Jesus die in our place, and the suffering of many die
around the world through past, present, and future. God who sees also feels,
and feels your suffering, And He is also the answer to ease your suffering and
give you peace.
Today we
Honor those who gave their life for Freedom. Thanking those who gave their lives
for the cause of Freedom. Thanking Jesus Christ who died for us to give us
eternal Freedom.
The
illustrated poem on the bottom of this blog was written by my husband Sean Page
who is a Veteran of the Iraq war. Though it wasn’t His own country ~Iraq that my
husband fought for Freedom, He fought for a cause of Freedom for those
suffering within that country. Today, Iraq has a Freedom that was not known in
a long time before “Operation Iraq Freedom “war started. And it was through the
sacrifice of many who died, or who sacrificed in other ways that only families
and soldiers can personally express.
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| P.O.W ~ You are Not Forgotten |
Their death
was NOT in vain for Freedom was the purpose and Freedom began. Though Iraq
today isn’t perfect in Freedom, It is still better now than before. So I honor
those who fought for human rights of Freedom. Honor those who died for the cause
of Freedom whether in this country they died FOR or for those who
died for another country in the cause of freedom.
So I say: Thank
you to all who died for the cause of FREEDOM.
Freedom
isn’t Free; a cost was made so I can be Free. I thank him who died for me, who
hung on a cross and set me free. He took my place instead of me. Jesus ~ fighting
all wars for me, past, present and future be ~eternally to set me Free. Thank
you Jesus for your love for me, for Freedom reigns inside of me.
~Poem by Jen
Page
Happy Memorial Day!
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From one who is Free,
“Father”
Do not weep for me
Father, for I stand for your freedom
I guard over our
children’s laughter and uplift those in need
Do not weep for the
fallen, for they stood before my place
With pride they fought then,
though I do not know their faces
Do not weep for the unknowns,
for they that fell in silence
Are honored by all free
homes and in turn honored in a hero’s place
Do not weep for me father,
for I stand willingly, proudly
To take peace farther
for you, me and those in need.
~ Poem by Sean Page
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