Latest / The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey / Today's Word 11-11-25 Strength for the Ones Who Stand
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- 0:00Speaker 1: It's your early morning praise party. I am Sherry Mackie
- 0:04Speaker 1: in his time, right now for today's word. Strength for
- 0:09Speaker 1: the ones who stand, Strength for the ones who stand.
- 0:14Speaker 1: Psalm's twenty nine eleven says, the Lord gives strength to
- 0:18Speaker 1: his people. The Lord blesses his people with peace. Today
- 0:24Speaker 1: we honor the women and men who have served our nation,
- 0:29Speaker 1: those who have worn the uniform, stepped into danger, stood
- 0:33Speaker 1: watch while others slept, and sacrifice so that we could
- 0:37Speaker 1: live in freedom. Veterans date is more than a date
- 0:41Speaker 1: on the calendar. It's a reminder that freedom is never free.
- 0:46Speaker 1: It is carried on the backs of those who were
- 0:49Speaker 1: willing to say send me. Many veterans carry stories we
- 0:54Speaker 1: may never hear. Some carry visible scars. Other carry the
- 0:59Speaker 1: kind that sit quietly in the heart and the mind.
- 1:03Speaker 1: But you know what, God sees every sacrifice, He sees
- 1:07Speaker 1: every memory, he sees every weight, every silent battle fought
- 1:13Speaker 1: long after coming home. He's close to the broken hearted,
- 1:18Speaker 1: and he is a healer of both seen and unseen wounds.
- 1:23Speaker 1: There's a special strength in those who serve, a strength
- 1:26Speaker 1: that not only comes from training or discipline, but from
- 1:30Speaker 1: something deeper, a calling to protect others. That kind of
- 1:35Speaker 1: courage mirrors the heart of Jesus Christ, who said greater
- 1:39Speaker 1: love has no man than this to lay down one's
- 1:43Speaker 1: life for a friend. Well veterans in body, that kind
- 1:48Speaker 1: of love in action. If you are a veteran, hear
- 1:52Speaker 1: this today. God has not forgotten you. Your service is
- 1:57Speaker 1: honored in heaven. Your sacri ad vice matters, and God's
- 2:03Speaker 1: peace is still for you, not just for your past battles,
- 2:09Speaker 1: but for your today and your tomorrow. If you're a
- 2:13Speaker 1: family member of a veteran, God sees your sacrifices too.
- 2:18Speaker 1: The night you pray, the waiting, the worry, the adjustments,
- 2:22Speaker 1: the strength that to hold things together. You are a
- 2:25Speaker 1: part of the story of courage and honor that we
- 2:29Speaker 1: celebrate today. As a community, our calling is to support,
- 2:34Speaker 1: uplift and encourage and stand with those who have stood
- 2:38Speaker 1: for us. Let today be a day not only a
- 2:42Speaker 1: face but also of action, kindness, patience, listening, and love.
- 2:50Speaker 1: May the God who gives strength and also bring deep peace,
- 2:54Speaker 1: Peace that quiets the heart, peace that heals the memories,
- 2:58Speaker 1: Peace that steadies the soul. Father, God, Thank you today
- 3:03Speaker 1: for every veteran and their families. Thank you for their courage,
- 3:07Speaker 1: their sacrifice, and their willingness to serve God. We ask
- 3:10Speaker 1: that you pour out your peace upon them, the peace
- 3:14Speaker 1: that goes beyond human understanding. Heal every wound God seen
- 3:18Speaker 1: and unseen, Strengthen their hearts and their minds. Remind them
- 3:22Speaker 1: that they are valued, that they are honored, and they
- 3:25Speaker 1: are deeply loved. Bless them God in every area of
- 3:28Speaker 1: their lives. In Jesus' name. That's your word for today.
- 3:33Speaker 1: Take it apply to your everyday life, and you continue
- 3:35Speaker 1: to be encouraged and inspired