Orders Remain Unchanged

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Encouragement for your daily walk with God

One of the most fascinating sites to visit in Washington D.C. is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The Tomb is guarded 24-hours-a-day and 365-days-a-year by a platoon of 30 honor guards of the 3rd United States Infantry (The Old Guard), through rain, snow and even hurricanes! 

A single sentinel takes his post, walking exactly 21 steps then pausing for 21 seconds before turning around and continuing his duty. The number 21 is in reference to the 21 gun salute which is the military's highest honor given to a soldier. When the changing of the guard takes place, the orders are passed from one soldier to the next — "Orders Remain Unchanged."

That got me to thinking. The world is rapidly changing before our eyes! We could very well be living in the days described by Paul as the “perilous times” — the “end times.” And while it has been about 2,000 years since a our Lord’s ascension into heaven, one thing is the same — our "Orders Remain Unchanged."

Be on guard, dear Christ follower. Be watchful and alert for every opportunity to carry out your orders. Remember, they have not changed: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Matthew 28:19-20