WELS Military Devotions

Watch the DevotionBased on Matthew 28:16-20CommissionedWhether you are an officer or enlisted the Triune God has commissioned you for a very important task: Go and make disciples of all nations. That’s a tall order. But he also gives you the tools to do it: by baptizing…. and by teaching. Your commander-in-chief promises you, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me” (Matthew...

Watch the DevotionBased on Acts 2:21Remember the Fallen with Resurrection HopeLast month I was in our nation’s capital, and I took some time to walk around the National Mall. When I reached the Vietnam Veterans memorial, I walked around the statue of the three service members. As I stood behind the statues, I noticed that their gaze is fixed on the black granite wall upon which are etched the...

Watch the DevotionBased on Ephesians 1:15-23 Who’s in charge here?I don’t know how many movies and TV shows that I’ve watched where there was some military situation and someone bursts through the door or storms onto a battlefield and demands, “Who’s in charge here?!” It’s almost laughable because all that individual would need to do is to look at the rank on the uniform of the war fighters that...

Watch the DevotionBased on John 14:15-21 You Need HelpDeployments come, schedules shift constantly, uncertainty hangs in the air—who holds things together? Who carries the weight at home? Who steadies the children, manages the household, bears the worry? Military spouses do. You live a life of quiet sacrifice. Of constant adjustment. Of strength that often goes unseen. You step in again and again...

Watch the DevotionBased on John 14:6The Only Way InLast week I had a meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Someone asked me, “How were you able to get into the Pentagon for a meeting?” I had to have someone vouch for me. Someone set up the visitor background security form for me to fill out. Someone else had to agree to serve as my escort once I passed through security in the building....