Considering serving in the military?

We read in Hebrews 11:23
"By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment."

Men give commandments that are not in accord with God's commandments.  At that time as a Christian, man's commandments are not to be followed. 

In the news recently, we read this story from Reuters and One News Now  -

"The U.S. military is confirming that it has destroyed some Bibles belonging to an American soldier serving in Afghanistan.

"Reuters News says the Bibles were confiscated and destroyed after Qatar-based Al Jazeera television showed soldiers at a Bible class on a base with a stack of Bibles translated into the local Pashto and Dari languages. The U.S. military forbids its members on active duty--including those based in places like Afghanistan--from trying to convert people to another religion.

"Reuters quotes Maj. Jennifer Willis at the Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul, who said 'I can now confirm that the Bibles shown on Al Jazeera's clip were, in fact, collected by the chaplains and later destroyed. They were never distributed.'"

If you are in active military duty, you have a decision to make.  Will you obey the Lord, or man?  God has given the orders to preach the gospel, and therefore try to convert  people to Christianity.  The U.S. military forbids this.  They are wrong, and will face the wrath of the Lord for their position. 

If you are considering serving in the military and are a Christian desiring to walk right with the Lord, you will have to purpose in your heart that you will obey God rather than men when orders are given contrary to the words of God.  And knowing you also must face the consequences for your obedience to the Lord. 

Just something to think about.