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“This do in remembrance of Me” (Luke 22:19).
Yesterday was November 11; it is called “Remembrance Day” in Canada and “Veteran’s Day” in the United States. In other countries it is sometimes called “Armistice Day.” It got its name because it was the day on which World War 1 officially ended, back in 1918. No one who is alive today is able to remember that war, for it ended more than 100 years ago. Yet still people come together and hold remembrance meetings, and old soldiers get together at special monuments to pay their respects to those who died in that war. Dignitaries such as the Queen, the Prime Minister or the President lay wreaths and make speeches in remembrance of those who died, not only in World War 1, but in all wars.
While the day is a statutory holiday in many countries, many people do not pay much attention to it. Wars are only history, and there have been many of them. But the Lord Jesus wants us to remember what He suffered for us, even though it was nearly 2000 years ago. He has asked us to do this, and surely our hearts want to respond to His request. He has done so much for us, and He does not want us to forget.
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