Today, almost 80 years ago, Pearl Harbor was attacked.  The Japaneses attacked early in the morning, destroying most of the Pacific Naval Fleet.  Everyone was shocked.  The United States was dragged into a war that it was trying to avoid.  In a few months, the might of the United States people moved.  Japanese Admiral Yamato said it best, “I am afraid we have awakened a sleep giant.” 

 

Now the United States is in another war.  It is a war far greater than World War 1 or 2.  It is a war for the very soul of the nation.  This war will determine the path that will be traveled for decades if not generations to come.   

 

When Pearl Harbor was attacked, people across the nation was getting ready to celebrate Christmas.  That year, Christmas took on a whole new meaning, as it is this year.  People began to look at the manager, wishing for hope, peace, and sercurty.  Ironically, according to my grandmother, they found it. 

 

Whether it is a physical war or a war for the soul, in the manager we see the hope, the peace, and the security of God.  It heard in the soft cry of a baby boy who came to show the world the unimaginable power of God.

 

He shall be call Immanuel which means “God with us.”