{"id":2892,"date":"2012-12-11T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/dailyevotional\/?p=2892"},"modified":"2012-12-10T14:38:56","modified_gmt":"2012-12-10T21:38:56","slug":"nuke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/nuke\/","title":{"rendered":"NUKE!"},"content":{"rendered":"

1 Chronicles 29:11<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head over all.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Back in my U.S. Air Force<\/em> days I served as a Minuteman Missile Combat Crew Commander. The last year of my active duty I was assigned as Nuclear Safety Officer for our Strategic Missile Wing. Our wing had 150 missiles—each missile was tipped with a nuclear warhead, so there were many nuclear devices to maintain.<\/p>\n

One day I was scheduled to monitor a weapons crew that was removing and inspecting the nuclear component of a warhead. I had observed such an operation before, but this time was different. The sergeant who was in charge asked me if I had ever held a nuclear device. I had seen them and studied about them, but I had never actually held such a device.<\/p>\n

The nuclear component itself was just larger than a softball and was encased in a titanium shell. As I took it from his hands it felt so warm that it gave me a start. He laughed at my surprise and said it was the same reaction that everyone had. I was aware that the destructive power in that small ball was greater than the two bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined.<\/p>\n

As great as the horrible power of all of the world\u2019s weapons of mass destruction is, the power of God is far greater<\/strong>. His power is a creative power. He only spoke and His words created everything in our universe and beyond. I will always think of my personal nuke encounter and remind myself that the power of God is more than sufficient for my every need. What a mighty God we serve!<\/p>\n

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!<\/p>\n

—Pastor Cecil<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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