EARLY DRAFT of Patriot Day message
Posted by: pastorbob <pastorbob@...>
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Patriot
There is a different between being a patriot and being patriotic.
Both can love their country.
Both can bear the colors
Both can go to parades and wave the flag
But, it is the patriot that is willing to apply their blood, sweat and tears into the country they love.
John 15:12-13 "This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends." NLT
There is a difference between being a Christian and being Religious
Both can go to church
Both can wear crosses and carry Bibles
Both can attend revivals and Covered Dish
But, it is the Christian that is willing to apply their blood, sweat and tears in faithFULL obedience to their Lord.
One loves their religion
The Christian loves their Lord and their neighbors.
The religious ones will seek to use their religion for their benefit
The Christian will seek to be used by God for His benefit
2 Chronicles 7:13-16 "At times I might shut up the heavens so that no rain falls, or command grasshoppers to devour your crops, or send plagues among you. Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to every prayer made in this place. For I have chosen this Temple and set it apart to be holy—a place where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart."
The TRUE Christian is called to be a TRUE patriot.
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