“The Crisis”
I woke up this morning thinking of the words of Thomas Paine…..
“THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.”
“The Crisis” By Thomas Paine, was written for General George Washington to rally his young troops to think the impossible, to cross the Delaware in the midst of a fierce winter storm to take the British by surprise, this battle would be the spark to gain Americas independence. Few people know that up to this point General Washington was a failing General, he had lost several battles and was faced with his fiercest challenge, do I shrink back in defeat or do I stand in faith for what I believe to be worth life itself. Heaven knows how to put a proper price on things, especially freedom.
Galatians 5:1 “It is for freedom Christ has set you free, stand firm therefore, and no longer be subject again to a yoke of slavery.”
Christ died that we may have freedom, maybe today we need to stand firm, toss off the shackles that bind us, and take hold of that freedom that awaits us!!
