written earlier
Today is ANZAC day, a day of commemoration throughout Australia and New Zealand in memory of all those who have died in war and those who have served in our armed forces. Because we are in lockdown, we are not able to have local services, so I watched the service live streamed from Duntroon Military College, where all people involved in the service practised social distancing. The last hymn was just wonderful, Be Thou My Vision, and the address was even better, it was the Gospel, based on Romans 5.
I have spent the afternoon watching old British War Movies, which I first saw as a kid on Saturday afternoons with all the neighbourhood kids. It was a weekly outing for us, where it cost us 1 shilling to get in, and we had 1 shilling to spend on sweets. I nearly always spent mine on jaffas and wouldn’t let the boys get hold of them, because they took great delight in rolling them down the aisles!
I digress. Australians and New Zealanders take this day very seriously, when so many died to keep our lands free. And the service today likened this sacrifice to Christ’s though on a much deeper level, a spiritual level. The sacrifice of these men and women gave us freedom for this life time, Christ’s assures us of eternal life. Even though we die we will still live.
Christ’s atoning death assures of a life spent in complete service to Him, complete worship, and a life free of the trials we now face, free of illness, free of sadness.
Through Jesus, eternal life starts now!
Light of Christ 