The greatest generation had taken their place To fight the evil attacking the human race This war had caused them to draw close to God side As they began to battle the enemies’ strong tide They won the war and peace returned to the earth A time of renewal, a time of rebirth Our enemy did not quit, new evil seeds were sown Causing the earth to reel and nations to groan Now it is our turn for us to arise To battle the evil as it multiplies The only way to win is through God above Using His weapons of faith, hope and love Debbie Furey April 18, 2022 Judges 3:1–4 – “These are the nations the LORD left to test all those Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan 2 (he did this only to teach warfare to the descendants of the Israelites who had not had previous battle experience): 3 the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the Lebanon mountains from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo Hamath. 4 They were left to test the Israelites to see whether they would obey the LORD’s commands, which he had given their ancestors through Moses.” Ecclesiastes 9:11-18 Judges 2:6–23 My dad served in Japan in the Second World War. He was on his way over to Japan by boat as part of the invasion force when peace was declared, so, he stayed instead as an occupying force. He was a part of the greatest generation. During Easter dinner yesterday he was telling us of his service during that war. As I was thinking of his stories this morning, I thought of that army that had served and fought in World War II. It was an honorable army that fought with humility, courage, faith and compassion. No wonder they called it the greatest generation. Now there are great enemy spiritual forces trying to take over our generation. It is our turn to arise and battle this horde of evil trying to take over the world. Our only hope is to turn to the Lord and to do it His way. If we do, our victory will be sure.