On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied soldiers clambered aboard heaving landing craft and braved six-foot swells, waves of machine-gun fire, and more than 6 million mines to claim a stretch of sand at a place called Normandy. Their mission was to carve out an Allied foothold on the edge of Nazi-occupied Europe for the army of more than one million that would follow them in the summer of 1944. This army would burst forth from the beachhead, rolling across Europe into the heart of Germany, liberating millions, toppling a genocidal regime, and ending a nightmare along the way. But it all began on this beach in France, with an army of teenagers on a day called D-Day. (link)
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Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends (John 15:13).
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As we here at the IFB remember the 80th anniversary of this monumental historical event and the valor of those brave men who made up those liberating forces - the spearhead to liberate millions from Nazi oppression and tyranny - I cannot help but think of another highly significant day in the history of mankind which changed the course of mankind FOREVER.
On this Day of days, all was laid on the line for the rescue and liberation of all humanity from the tyranny and oppression of Lucifer (Satan), who is the demonic fascist and oppressor of all the world (Luke 4:5-6; Ephesians 2:1-3; Hebrews 2:14-15). Fallen humanity had been taken into captivity by Lucifer and enslaved in their transgressions. The horrible effects and consequences of Adam's fallen race are deadly and devastating and we all were in great need of rescue from the ETERNAL consequences (Romans 6:23a, 7:24).
Oh, on this day - The Day of all days - the Lord of Glory, the ETERNAL Son of Almighty God, the Word made flesh; debarked to bear the Cross of sin and shame for ALL of Adam’s fallen race (Rom. 5:12-19). He counted not His life precious unto death. He gave His last full measure (Isa 53, John 10:11, 19:30; Philippians 2:5-8; Hebrews 12:2)! He paid the FULL price for you and me so that through Him we might be LIBERATED from the oppression and tyranny of the devil (John 8:36; Acts 10:38; Heb. 2:14-15), and DELIVERED from this present evil world (Isaiah 53, Galatians 1:4; Eph. 2:2-3) and from sin and death (Psalm 103:12; 1 Cor. 15:53-57)! AMEN!
The Son of Almighty God debarked of all His DEITY and His ETERNAL glory to bear the Cross of sin and shame for ALL of Adam’s fallen race.
Jesus gave His life that you might live and be free!
The Victory of All Victories!
Oh, Glory! Oh, Praise and Laud to the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world (John 1:29, 1 Peter 1:18-21, Revelation 5)!
HE ALONE has fought and worked to liberate you from your transgressions, sins, and bondage!
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LOOK UNTO Him today (Isaiah 45:22)! He will NEVER turn anyone away. “Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound!” (Rom. 5:20) CALL UPON Him today for deliverance (Psalms 18:3, 55:16, 116:13). You will never be the same!
The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!
DJP I.F.
3 comments:
My father and 7 or so of his buddies survived the landing on Omaha Beach on that day, and if anyone ever saw "Saving Pvt.Ryan", I have NO clue how or why my dad survived. The probability of death was SO large, that I can only conclude that it must have to do with my and my families Salvation right now. That might sound self-centered or selfish, but I cannot conclude any other explanation. The Lord obviously had a plan for my earthly dads children today or my dad would have been slaughtered on that beach. My dad was an Italian Catholic, but came home with a pretty ecumenical view of God, because evidently the old saying that there are no atheist in foxholes must be true; that being said, I still choose to believe that I will see my dad again in Heaven, as I have a huge problem believing that The Lord would let him go through that horror show and then damn him. My dad never said the "magic words" but I am convinced that he knew The Lord.
My friend, Thanks for sharing that great story!
My dear friend may it be so! (John 1:12, Acts 16:29-31, 1 John 5:13)
David
May the Lord Jesus Christ bless and guide and protect the US military from the domestic socialist Marxists and from our foreign enemies. Soldiers of America have the love and appreciation of American Patriots and of me, we have benefited from there defense of our country.
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