“Many give their lives for their country, but Jesus gave His life for the world.”
There was a devotion I read a while back, about a custom the citizens of the United States did during World War II. If a family had a son serving in the military, they would place a star in the front window in their home. A gold star would be placed if their son had died fighting for their country.
The devotion went on talking about a man walking down the street in New York with his 5 year old son. The little boy was intregueed with the stars in the windows and wanted to know why some houses had the stars. The dad explained that those familes had a son fighting in the war. Then the child would clap his hands for each house he saw a star in the window. He would cry out for the gold stars, “Look, daddy, there’s another family who gave a son for his country.”
Finally they came to a gap in the houses. Through the gap a star was beeming in the night sky. The little boy caught his breath, “O, Daddy,” he cried, “Look at the star in the window of heaven!
God must have given His Son too.”
Yes, there is a gold star in God’s window. Out of His great love for us, He gave us His Son. Ephesians 2:1-10
Happy Fourth of July
