Leading his platoon through a vineyard in southern France, Audie fended off a German attack and killed two enemy soldiers. Two other German soldiers exited a house to surrender. Audie’s best friend, Lattie Tipton, approached the two to accept their surrender and was promptly shot dead.

Enraged, Murphy charged. He killed killed those who had shot his friend. Using the German’s machine gun and grenades, he killed all inside the house, saving the lives of the other men in his platoon.

Audie Murphy was the perfect picture ofan American hero. By the time the war was over, he had singlehandedly killed an estimated 240 enemy soldiers. He was awarded 33 military medals, including three people hearts, the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, and the Bronze Star. He was, in his own way, the picture of a savior.

Our Savior… The Savior… Is son of God, the Father who never abandons us. Our Savior fights our battles. He defeats our enemies. He reeks vengeance on those He deems necessary. To say he is a hero is a tragic understatement. He is The Hero, our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Jesus, Our Savior, defeated the ultimate enemy: death. Along the way, He defeated sin. He defeated Satan. You are a part of His platoon. All you have to do is follow Him through the war zone.

Don’t be afraid. Follow Him. Fear Not, for the Lord is Our Savior. He is our salvation…

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My brothers and sister and I never suffered. My brothers had bikes and skateboards. I had a trike that I peddled down the street after my sister and her boyfriend. I don’t remember my parents spoiling themselves, though. The never purchased anything on credit. They never owned a new car or fancy clothes. A photo of my parents sitting in my grandmother’s travel trailer shows Dad looking very uncomfortable. He would never own such a trailer or a nice enough car to pull it with. 

We children never went without anything we really needed. Because of the sacrifice of my mom and dad, I didn’t realize until I was grown that I had grown up poor. 

The Apostle Paul calls us in Romans 12:1 to be a living sacrifice to God. A traditional animal sacrifice in the first century consisted of the very finest. It was an animal without flaw, perfect, and pleasing to God. Jesus, God made flesh, presented His perfect life as a permanent and perfect sacrifice for all mankind. This being the case, then, why is it that Paul call us to present ourselves sacrificially.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 

– Romans 12:1 

Here, he speaks of our daily walk with Christ. Just as my parents sacrificed so much because of their love for me and my siblings, Paul tells us that our love of God should compel us to sacrifice our own selfish desires and seek the finer things that God offers us. 

We should surrender ourselves daily to God. After all, God sacrificed His only begotten Son for you and me. 

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