The Resolve to Stand

August Landmesser was a 25 year old man that had joined the Nazi party and began moving up the ranks.

Not too long earlier he had married Irma Eckler, a Jewish woman

Then on June 13th, 1936 at the christening of a new naval ship, August took a defiant stand and refused to salut Hitler

This stand was captured in what has become an iconic image of standing up to evil

Not too different, in Chapter 3 of Daniel we will see an unwillingness to cave into evil

The World Will Force You to Worship Their God’s

This isn’t a happenstance

It wasn’t coincidence

This was a planned out act of evil

Ephesians 6:12–13 “12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.”

“Maliciously” To feed on or devastate

Certain Jews

Who is going to save you

Our God Can Deliver

When Should Obey, Even When He Doesn’t Deliver