COMING HOME

He will shield you with his wings. He will shelter you with his feathers. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor fear the dangers of the day,
nor dread the plague that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at midday.
Though a thousand fall at your side, though ten thousand are dying around you, these evils will not touch you.
 
Psalm 91:4-7
 
“The first 100 from the 4,000-member Mississippi National Guard's 155th Brigade Combat Team returned from Iraq.” –The Clarion Ledger, 12/11/2005
 
The families whose loved ones are coming home are filled with joy. Many prayers have been said for these soldiers and the others who are in harms way for our nation in Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations around the world. God has kept them protected. He has been faithful to His promise and by His sovereign plan, made it possible for them to be reunited with their families.
 
We also remember those who have fallen in battle and are confident that those who had a personal relationship with the LORD also received a coming home celebration. It was in their heavenly home. We don’t understand why one survives and another dies but in it all we know that the LORD is sovereign. Though one dies, as a believer in Jesus Christ, he or she does not perish.
 
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, shall not perish but have everlasting life.” – John 3:16