#157: D-Day Deliberation

Let's hear it for Thesaurus.com for giving me a word that means "thought" but starts with a "d" to alliterate the title! Yes, today in 1944 the largest invasion force in world history attacked Hitler's Fortress Europa so that the forces of "good" could turn back the onslaught of the forces of "evil." Given my propensity to see ALL nations as pagan, standing firmly against God's Truth, you can understand the "bunny ears" around the descriptive words.

Anyway, whilst contemplating life in my inner room over my usual morning devotionals, some interesting connections were woven into my brain synapses. The One Year Book of Christian History points out that on this day in1819, Adoniram Judson received a letter from a Burmese man named Moung Nau who wanted to become a Christian (the first convert in six years of laboring for Judson) and join the "band of brothers, in the happiness of heaven..." Naturally, that phrase stimulated my adrenal cortex to think of the HBO series "Band of Brothers" that follows Easy Company of the 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, including their jump behind lines on D-Day.

The next thread in the thought tapestry was from Charles Spurgeon's thoughts in Beside Still Waters: Words of Comfort for the Soul. "Beloved, we will never be put to shame, even amid the grandeur of eternity. We will pass into the next state. After a while, the trumpet will sound [a necessity in order to ensure ALL Christians show up on time for the first time in history] and these bodies will rise, and then we will stand with the countless throng on that great day for which all other days were made (1 Thess. 4:14-18)." Guess you could call that Divine D-Day!
The last idea was expressed by Andrew Murray in Thoughts for the Quiet Hour, " Beware, in your prayer, above everything, of limiting God, not only by unbelief, but by fancying that you know what He can do. Expect unexpected things, above all that we ask or think. Each time you intercede, be quiet first and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, of how He delights to hear Christ, of your place in Christ; and expect great things."

Now, Stephen E. Ambrose writes in D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II, "At the beginning of 1944, Nazi Germany's fundamental problem was that she had conquered more territory than she could defend, but Hitler had a conqueror's mentality and he insisted on defending every inch of occupied soil."

YOU, unlike Hitler, are "more than conquerors" according to Paul in Romans 8:37 and conquering Enemy territory while you're surrounded in the power of Christ is your calling, according to John 15:16!
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