Remembering Veterans

It's so easy to forget those who served in our military, because of the most
part they are quiet, unassuming people. They are not boisterous of their
sacrifices, but they know what is expected and how to hold their place in
the line and do their duty.

It seems that when Christian Herter was governor of Massachusetts, he was
running hard for a second term in office. One day, after a busy morning
chasing votes (and no lunch) he arrived at a church barbecue. It was late
afternoon and Herter was famished. As Herter moved down the serving line, he
held out his plate to the woman serving chicken. She put a piece on his
plate and turned to the next person in line.

"Excuse me," Governor Herter said, "do you mind if I have another piece of
chicken?" "Sorry," the woman told him. "I'm supposed to give one piece of
chicken to each person." "But I'm starved," the governor said. "Sorry," the
woman said again. "Only one to a customer."

Governor Herter was a modest and unassuming man, but he decided that this
time he would throw a little weight around. "Do you know who I am?" he said.
"I am the governor of this state." "Do you know who I am?" the woman said.
"I'm the lady in charge of the chicken. Move along, mister." (Bit & Pieces,
May 28, 1992, pp. 5-6).

I think that those officials who ignore or subvert our laws should be
prosecuted to whatever extent the "law" demands. Does that mean that I like
all of the laws? Of course not, but we do have means in place to change
laws. I for one am an activist in the sense that I actively express my views
to my elected representatives through phone calls, emails, letters and
votes. A soldier knows how to hold their place in the line, do their duty
and protect what is dear to them. The same is true of Christian Veterans.

The apostle Paul puts it this way in Ephesians 6:11-13, "Put on the whole
armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the tricky ways of the
devil." (NLT) or " Each of you put on the whole armour of God, that you may
be able to withstand in the devil when he attacks and when you have done
everything in your power to stand against him, continue to stand anyway."

We thank our veterans for their service and commitment to keeping us free.
But when our service to the military ends, you can't stop fighting or
standing up for what is right.

You see I believe that it is part of our duty. To use to God's advantage in
any way we can the laws of the government he has placed here in our country.
If you want to protect your freedoms and see Godly values stay in place and
have some say, maybe in a small way in what happens in and to our country,
get out of your easy chair and do something about it! Be an activist, if you
don't, then don't come crying to God to do something when they place
"alternative lifestyle choices" on the curriculum of your local school, when
they pass laws that contradict God's laws, stand up and do you duty. It's
time we say to our world; "Do you know who I am?" I'm one of God's soldiers
and you are not going to disobey God's laws without answering to me and
thousands like me!

Russ Lawson