06/06/2026
Order of the Day
82 years ago today, the Allied forces would take on the Axis Powers in what would be a very bloody battle. It was on Tuesday, June 6, 1944 that the United States, Great Britain, and the USSR would storm the beaches of Normandy, France in order to bring a quick end to the N**i regime in Europe. From the Eisenhower Library: "The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944, brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history. The operation, given the codename OVERLORD, delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France. The beaches were given the code names UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, and SWORD. The invasion force included 7,000 ships and landing craft manned by over 195,000 naval personnel from eight allied countries. Almost 133,000 troops from the United States, the British Commonwealth, and their allies, landed on D-Day. Casualties from these countries during the landing numbered 10,300. By June 30, over 850,000 men, 148,000 vehicles, and 570,000 tons of supplies had landed on the Normandy shores. Fighting by the brave soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the allied forces western front, and Russian forces on the eastern front, led to the defeat of German N**i forces. On May 7, 1945, German General Alfred Jodl signed an unconditional surrender at Reims, France." Read General Eisenhower's "Order of the Day" here:https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/research/online-documents/d-day/order-of-the-day.pdf
Friends, we are at war, even today. Our enemy is more formidable than Adolf Hi**er and Benito Mussolini. There are many individuals who aren't firing rifles or throwing grenades, but shooting fiery darts and causing many to fall. Our foe doesn't care if there is collateral damage on the unsuspecting. The devil wants to aim his arrows at each of us. If you're a Christian, he has his sights specifically aimed at you. If you're not, you're mortally wounded from those darts.
As followers of Jesus, we need to have our armor on (Ephesians 6:10-20). We need to storm the spiritual Normandy and not kill those on the opposing side, but eradicate those things that cause our opponents to realize they are fighting for the wrong side (2 Corinthians 10:3-6; 2 Timothy 2:24-26). By doing what the Scripture says, we have the "order of the day."
--Trenton Barksdale
