Faithfulness of God

The Faithfulness of God

During operation Enduring Freedom on 21 November 2010. Lance Corporal Carpenter of the United States Marine Corps was a member of a platoon-sized coalition force, comprised of two reinforced Marine squads partnered with an Afghan National Army squad. The platoon had established Patrol Base Dakota two days earlier in a small village in the Marjah District in order to disrupt enemy activity and provide security for the local Afghan population. Lance Corporal Carpenter and a fellow Marine were manning a rooftop security position on the perimeter of Patrol Base Dakota when the enemy initiated a daylight attack with hand grenades, one of which landed inside their sandbagged position. Without hesitation, and with complete disregard for his own safety, Lance Corporal Carpenter moved toward the grenade in an attempt to shield his fellow Marine from the deadly blast. When the grenade detonated, his body absorbed the brunt of the blast, severely wounding him, but saving the life of his fellow Marine. By his undaunted courage, bold fighting spirit, and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of almost certain death, Lance Corporal Carpenter reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.

Lance Corporal Carpenter was led to serve. Answering the call in his heart, he enlisted into the world’s most fierce fighting force. And he found himself in the middle east because of a tragedy that took place in New York 24 years ago.

On September 11, 2001 two planes flew into the world trade centers. I bet you remember where you were when that happened. I was in the fourth grade and I remember Mr. Edwards taking a call. I remember the look on his face. I remember it was quiet. No one said much as we watched horrible suffering on live TV. Even though I was just a kid it still impacted me. But what I didn’t grasp at the time is the 343 firefighters that lost their lives running into what was clearly a hopeless situation. 343 families lost heroes that day. Ladder 118 had 6 men on board as they crossed the brooklyn bridge. They were there only 30 minutes before all 6 were lost.

In both accounts we are met with men that were faithful to the promise that they made. They were loyal to the oath that they took, to serve selflessly. Without hesitation, a true willingness to fulfill their moral obligation to the innocent, to the constitution, and to freedom.

These are men, doing what God has created us to do. To protect and serve. “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13

Dont make promises you cant keep

Often times we find ourselves in situations where the only thing we have left is our faith

What is our example

What is faith (Fruit of the spirit)

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Has God been faithful

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God kept his promise to them of OT

God made promises to us: sons according to promise

Has God been faithful even after the cross

How are we faithful today

Are we struck with hard times

How can we sing Great is thy faithfulness

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Whats next

Idk what the future holds but i know who holds the future

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