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Comment on Seeing History With New Eyes Pearl Harbor by Matt and Timothy

Matt and Timothy — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:34:23 +0000

Thank you so much for writing about Pearl Harbor…we were very interested this year…and your explanation added a blessed side to our study!!!

Comment on Seeing History With New Eyes Pearl Harbor by Sallie Zucker

Sallie Zucker — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:55:20 +0000

I too have learned that kind words turneth away wrath. It’s not just the wrath of others but of oneself. God tells us that retribution belongs to Him. After all, David said that it is God who is ultimately offended due to sin. When we are injured by another, do we benefit from our anger or are we consumed by it?
Jesus came to earth as a tiny baby. People must have wondered how in the world a baby could deal with the evil one. Well, Jesus did not remain an infant but grew to be a man. And how did He handle sin? He took it into His own body and crushed it there. Isaiah described how it would happen, but people must have thought that twas a strange concept.
So, let us heap coals upon the heads of those who harm us. Let’s pray for them. Let’s turn to God for the strength and courage to forgive even those who most awfully harm us. In doing so, we will find peace.

Comment on Seeing History With New Eyes Pearl Harbor by mashepherd

mashepherd — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:28:09 +0000

I’m so glad you both enjoyed it. I never want to downplay the sorrow, suffering, tragedy and loss of life from this day. What Fuchida and others did was grievous and not something that can be passed off. Yet, that God would still reach down and save such a one, and, that God would draw his heart from such joy over violence to seeing the need for peace and salvation, is amazing and encouraging. We know the results of Fuchida’s ignominy. But, someday, we’ll get to see the results of his salvation! History, when viewed as man centered only, can be so sad, repeating the same mistakes and disillusioning. But, when we see behind the scenes, viewing God’s hand in history, we can be encouraged and…at peace.

Comment on Seeing History With New Eyes Pearl Harbor by Kirstin

Kirstin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:44:42 +0000

Thank you for introducing us to this wonderful story or God’s redemptive power in the lives of these two men. We had not heard this story before, and it is surely one that needs attention called to it. We have spent the last little bit this morning looking up other references to Fuchida and DeShazer and finding some wonderful quotes from Fuchida like the following, “That morning [December 7] … I lifted the curtain of warfare by dispatching that cursed order, and I put my whole effort into the war that followed. … [But] after buying and reading the Bible, my mind was strongly impressed and captivated. I think I can say today without hesitation that God’s grace has been set upon me.”

Comment on Seeing History With New Eyes Pearl Harbor by Spencer

Spencer — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:34:14 +0000

That is a really great post.
I linked to it from my blog.
Thanks for this resource, Mrs. Shepherd