05-25-2001

It was calculated once by those who do such things, that the average life span of a GI landing on Normandy beach was at the most minutes. When, then president, Jimmy Carter visited the cemetery at Normandy and looked out over the acres and acres of white crosses, he was brought to tears. The cost of freedom is high. It is paid with the blood of our nation’s finest.

The cost of spiritual freedom is dear also. The price was the shed blood of God’s only begotten Son. Christians all over the world remember this sacrifice when partaking of the Lord’s Supper. The finest God had to offer, His Son, was given that mankind might be saved.

This Monday, when you are enjoying your BBQ or day at the beach, take a moment and whisper a thank you to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Also, say a prayer for their families. But more importantly, go to worship this Sunday and whisper a thank you to God for sending His Son.

"Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends." (John 15:13 NKJV)