The 405 Aired Nov 11th, 2025
And welcome you out of The 405 Coffee Break Veterans Day, guys. Get your cup of coffee, glass iced tea, bottled water. Let's see what's happening.
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OK Solberg:So today we pause to honor the men and women who have served our nation, our veterans. We live in freedom because of the courage, sacrifice, and steadfastness of those who stood watch, thank you very much. Those who bore the weight of duty and who are willing to give of themselves so that others live in peace.
OK Solberg:Now guys, as we think about their service, these words come to mind that Jesus spoke, recorded in the gospel of John chapter 15 and verse 13. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. Wow. That kind of love, a love that gives, that protects, that sacrifices, is something we see reflected in the service of our veterans. Every person who put on a uniform made a choice rooted in love, love for country, love for fellow citizens, and love for the ideals of freedom and justice.
OK Solberg:Now, their service is a living testimony to the kind of self giving love that Jesus himself modeled for us. King David once wrote way back in Psalm chapter a 144 verse one. Blessed be the lord my rock who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle. Now David was both a warrior and a man after God's own heart. He recognized that courage and skill was not born of pride, but they are gifts from the Lord.
OK Solberg:When I think of our veterans, I see men and women who have shown that same understanding that strength and bravery are not merely human qualities, but sacred trusts. God equips his people for the task before them, and our veterans have borne that responsibility with honor. The apostle Paul all you also used the imagery of a soldier. Now please bear with me because I learned long ago, I learned plainly that you don't call a sailor a soldier. But here in the bible, the word soldier is used as any person serving.
OK Solberg:Okay? So again, the apostle Paul also used the imagery of soldier to describe the Christian life. In 2nd Timothy 2 verses 3 and 4, share in the suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits since his aim is to please those who enlisted him. Though most of us have never wore a uniform, we still learn from the dedication and discipline of those who have.
OK Solberg:Veterans know what it means to serve with focus, to follow orders. They know what it means to endure hardship, to persevere for a greater cause. Paul reminded us that our spiritual calling requires the same devotion, a heart that seeks to please our commander, the Lord Jesus Christ. And finally, hear the cry of the prophet Isaiah in Isaiah 6 verse 8. And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, whom shall I send and who will go for us?
OK Solberg:Then I said, here I am, send me. Those words can easily be the prayer of every veteran. When duty called, they answered. When our nation needed them, they stepped forward and said, here, send me. That willingness to go, that willingness to serve and to stand in the gap, it's something sacred.
OK Solberg:It reflects the very heart of God who sent his son for all of us. So today, as a pastor and a grateful citizen, I want to say to every veteran listening, thank you. Thank you for your courage, your sacrifice, your love of country, and your example of service. We honor not only what you have done, but who you are, men and women who have shown us what it means to give of oneself for the sake of others. May the Lord bless you and keep you.
OK Solberg:May he heal the wounds seen and unseen. May he grant you peace and the deep abiding peace of Christ to you and to all who have borne the cost of freedom. Amen and thank you. So until next time, as you go out there, remember now, don't be bitter.