WEDNESDAY December 7, 2022

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

He [Christ] shall judge between the nations, and rebuke many people; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.
Isaiah 2:4

This year marks the 81th Commemoration of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and the resulting entry of the United States into World War II. As President Franklin D. Roosevelt said in his December 8, 1941, speech declaring war on Japan, “a date which will live in infamy.”

On August 23, the United States Congress designated December 7, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. We are called to remember the fatal day, 81 years ago, when Japanese warplanes descended on Oahu, killing 2,403 service members and civilians during an unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbor. It is estimated that another 1,178 people were injured in the wave of attacks from 200 armed Japanese aircraft that also sunk two U.S. Navy battleships––the USS Arizona and the USS Utah. The Japanese dealt a near fatal blow to the Navy’s fleet.

The theme for this year’s Commemoration is: “Everlasting Legacy.” The theme brings attention to what is considered to be the Greatest Generation and the sacrifices made by Americans who served in World War II and on the war home front.

World War is a constant threat to humanity. In March 2021, Russia began a large military build-up along its border with Ukraine, eventually amassing up to 190,000 troops and their equipment. The invasion began on the morning of February 24, 2022. The war still rages in Ukraine, as Russia has no intent of stopping its aggressive invasion.

There are so many power-hungry leaders seeking to gain more power through force. They do not care about the cost of human lives and devastation that can be caused by even a nuclear encounter. May we continue to look to Jesus, when He judges the nations, and there will be no more war.

There will be no universal peace till the Prince of peace appears.
~J.C. Ryle~

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