My wife and I, and our youngest son his wife and their two children,recently went for a short break in the county of Norfolk,it is a nice county.As one drives into it,there is a board with the following words on it,'You are now entering Nelson country'. Of course it is referring to England's great sea Lord, who defeated the french navy on a number of times,the most important being the battle of Trafalgar .As the English fleet entered into the battle, Nelsen sent this message to all the fleet,'England expects everyman will do his duty'.And just before he died for he was seriously wounded during the battle, he said,'Thank God I have done my duty'.the word duty means a moral or legal obligation a responsibility.Duty for Nelson was very important, and it should be for all of us,it might sound legalistic, but it does not have to be.It can be for love of ones country,ones spouse,children ,etc.as Christians we owe our Saviour everything,what duty we have to perform should not be because of a threat hanging over us, but for the love shown to us by our Saviour. It can be summed up in the words of Isaac Watts in that hymn he wrote,'When I survey the wondrous cross.'Look afresh on the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,there you will see love incarnate. what is your response?. Isaac Watts response was this,
'Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul , my life,
MY ALL'
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