WELS Military Devotions

Watch the DevotionBased on Matthew 28:1-10Because He LivesA gold star on purple backdrop, an inverted rifle planted in combat boots, topped by a helmet and draped with dog tags, a casket, an urn, a field of white marble headstones – all reminders of our mortality. These objects and symbols evoke a cloud of emotions: for some grief and sadness, for others loneliness, anger, resentment, and...

Watch the DevotionBased on Matthew 21:1-11 MAYDAY. MAYDAY. MAYDAY.The call comes through on VHF Channel 16, “MAYDAY. MAYDAY. MAYDAY.” Help me! The vessel is taking on water. There is a medical emergency. The vessel is on fire. Help me! When that distress signal comes in, the U.S. Coast Guard gathers the critical information, broadcasts an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast to nearby vessels and...

Watch the DevotionBased on Romans 8:11-18 Beyond the Flag-Draped CaseIt’s not an easy thing to watch the carry team salute the six flagged-draped transfer cases at Dover Air Force Base. It’s even harder to read the stories about those fallen service members. These are men and a woman with families and friends and children who expected to receive them home as they walked off an aircraft, not...

Watch the DevotionBased on Isaiah 42:16 Welcomed LightI have a love—hate relationship with light. Some mornings, when that sunlight blasts through the shades of my bedroom window, I’m just not having it. I know the day’s work schedule, the difficult conversations that need to be had, and that light exposes my unwillingness to face the day. On the other hand, I love the light. My travels take me...

Watch the DevotionBased on Romans 5:1-8 Ceasefire!Ceasefire! It is an order that demands: You stop pulling that trigger! Stop dropping mortar rounds!But the adrenaline still courses through your body. You smell the burnt propellant from your firearm. You taste the salt from your sweat. Your heart beats in your eardrums. Your eyes are still trained downrange as you drop an empty and clip in a...