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from Pastor David

grew up like most boys ON/OFF selector is in the ON position.
loving to play with the In the ON position this device is set
cheap walkie-talkies we internally to the default mode of
Iall got for Christmas. We receive and will remain in the receive fl oor push-to-talk button and wiping
fl oor push-to-talk button and wiping
would wear them out in no mode until the Soldier physically out all radio conversations for miles
time being the characters of utilizes the ‘Poosh’-to talk-button by by transmitting with a “Hot Mic”.
Combat or GI Joe defending fully depressing it to the full down If we are talking, we are not
our country from the position placing the device fully in listening
communist hordes. I thought the Transmit Mode. At this point the If we are talking, we are not
I knew all there was to know device’s receiver is no longer active or listening. If God has brought us one
about radios because I had
become familiar and had engaged and will ONLY transmit until of His hurting children so we can
reached a place in that area the ‘Poosh’-to-Talk button is released deliver a message from Him but we
where I knew everything . . by the Soldier.” are focused on a similar situation that
. that was until I signed the Something so simple and I had happened in our lives or thinking of
dotted line volunteering to not fully understood it until that a witty comment to fi re back at the
join the greatest country on hot spring day sitting with my person… we are not honoring the
earth’s military. fellow Trainees. When the Push- person speaking. The person might
to-Talk button was depressed to be inches from us pouring out there
Disclaimer: the full down position the receiver hearts for the fi rst time to someone
Question everything written here. portion of the radio did not function and there we are not hearing a word
God has given me the unique leeway to at all. Are you with me here? If I they are saying because we are only
write or say things for you to ponder. was transmitting, I would not hear thinking about what WE want to say.
Please go to Him for answers. He is anything but my voice and of course We are in Transmit mode.
waiting to hear from you. no one else’s no matter how many Is it any wonder that the Two-Way
I remember sitting on the ground times I tried, no matter how close the Hand-Held Radio (Walkie Talkie) is
under the North Carolina pines listening intended recipient was to my position set to default mode of Receive?
to an ancient Master Sargent teach us or in what situation, emergency or We are to love our neighbors.
a class on the Two-Way Hand-Held otherwise, was happening around Love the person standing in front of
Radio we all called Walkie-Talkie. In his me would the radio receive ANY you, most likely sent to you by our
fi nest Southern Drill Sargent accent he transmissions. Another way to say Father, like you would want to be
explained the function, operation and this is, this two-way hand held radio loved by listening to every word they
maintenance of the device. Of course was no longer a two-way but solely a say. This person’s life may hang on
I was bored to death as I already knew one-way device. this encounter.
everything there was to know about it The Master Sargent went on to Remember my friends, He chose you
until it happened. teach us how Soldiers in the past to deliver the message.
The Master Sargent was going had really made a mess of things This ole world needs hope. He wants
through his spiel as he had probably by forgetting to release the Push- to work with you to make that happen.
done years of countless cycles before to-talk button after giving a report. Keep them cards and letters coming.
when he got to the part of the radio People had died because of this RDavid@MoulderMinistries.com
nomenclature named the “Push to simple mistake. Years later as an
Talk Button”. He said, “This device Instructor Pilot I experienced Pilots “God loves you so much He
has two modes of operation while the inadvertently depressing the aircraft’s cannot keep His eyes off of you.”

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