Monday is Memorial Day. Americans everywhere will celebrate our nation's freedom by barbecuing, swimming and whatever else we can think of on our day off from work. I hope that we will all take at least a little time and remember the men and women who have given their lives in service to this country to obtain and protect that freedom. This freedom is not only for us but for many other nations to whose defense we have come.
This remembering is what Memorial Day is for.
However, there is a different remembering we will do at our church on Sunday. We will remember those who have given their lives in service of our LORD and the spread of the gospel.
Our text is Colossians 4:18b...
"Remember my chains. Grace be with you."
Paul tells the Colossian church to remember that his work for them is a labor of suffering and sacrifice. This labor for Paul would end in death at the hands of the Romans because of the gospel.
"Remember my chains."
This Sunday we will remember...
Monday we will remember our fallen service men and women. But Sunday is for remembering the countless Christian martyrs who gave their lives to proclaim to us freedom from sin and death that is only available through Jesus Christ.
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