November 11th is the official day that World War I ended. On the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the war formally ended when the Germans signed the Armistice.
Since 1919, Canada has chosen this day to honour all the fallen Canadian soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of others.
We wear red poppies in remembrance of our brave soldiers because these flowers grew abundantly across the most horrific battle fields in Flanders during World War I. Red also represents the blood that was so willingly shed on our behalf.
Today, Canadians all over this great country will gratefully remember the enormous sacrifices made by gallant and noble men. We will also remember the grief and heartache of mothers and fathers who lost their beloved sons in war.
Throughout the Scriptures, one sees that soldiers are highly respected for their sacrificial service to fight against evil and hostile nations whose insatiable desire for control leads to the destruction of many lives and mass devastation of homelands and property.
It is comforting, though, to realize that the soldiers who served God in their hearts, but then died, live today.
"Though You have made me see troubles,
many and bitter,
You will restore my life again;
from the depths of the earth
You will again bring me up."
Psalm 71:20
May God bless and protect all the soldiers in this world who are fighting now for justice, peace, and righteousness. May they also come to know the greatest sacrifice that was made on their behalf by the Lord Jesus Christ.
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