WELS Military Devotions

Watch the DevotionBased on Isaiah 63:7-9Remember the Many Good Things the LORD Has Done for YouNow that we have firmly stepped into a new year I want to ask, how was 2025? There are plenty of after action reviews out there to remind us. Nearly every news organization publishes a “year in review”. Like a military storyboard, many showcase the top pictures of the year or the trending memes from...

Watch the DevotionBased on John 1:1-14The Hidden Glory of God“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (John 1:14).The Word—Jesus is the Word. In eternity God spoke, and the world came into being. God spoke and there was light. When the darkness of sin invaded the light, God spoke again and made promises to scatter the darkness. The Word, God from eternity, begotten of the Father, so...

Watch the DevotionBased on Isaiah 7:10-14It Will Not Happen“It will not happen. There’s no probable way they can win the battle.”These words could have been spoken during the Revolutionary War. When you read the history of the armed forces under General Washington’s command—the untrained militiamen, the undisciplined Continental Army, the circumstances leading up to that bleak winter at Valley...

Watch the DevotionBased on Isaiah 35:3-4Do Not Be AfraidI’m certain you’ve heard it at least once the past couple of weeks and will continue to hear it until December 25th if not until January 1st—that old-time classic, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”But I know that’s not always true. The holiday season can lend itself to more tension in the family. Tighter budgets as families plan...

Watch the DevotionBased on Romans 15:13Hope in DecemberWhen you step off the boat and walk up the ramp and step into the memorial, you look down 184 feet to the other side and see a wall through a small opening. As you walk the length of the memorial and step into that room, you stop and see that the wall holds the names of 1,177 sailors and Marines who were killed aboard the USS Arizona during...