From today's reading:
Martin, Sheikdon, Christine, Colin, Libaan, Farah—all died for their faith.
All died violently. When our dear friend, Martin Utzi, was questioned about
the safety of taking his wife and young children to Somaliland, he answered,
“If what we are doing is not worth dying for, then it is not worth living for.”
Only a short time later, as his 3-year-old son looked on, sweet, gentle Martin
died from a gunshot to the head. Our friends won’t have biographies written
about them. Few people know of their sacrifice. Yet, in dying, they show us
how to live.
The author ends by asking who will go to these people? Who will go? Will one of us go?
As we draw nearer to the end of the Live|Dead Journey, I sense in my spirit that God is speaking to someone to go - maybe not to the Somalis, but to go somewhere.
These hero's of the faith - Martin, Shekidon, Christine, Colin - in their death they have shown us how to live. Is the person God is putting in my heart you?
Lord, I pray the courage to go. Lord, I pray the strength to surrender to your plan and your will. Lord, I pray that the individual you are speaking to will reach out and step out in faith. Lord, send one of us I pray. Amen.
2 comments:
I believe the stories of the lives and deaths of individuals such as Martin, Sheikdon, Christine, Colin, Libaan, Farah, and others are vital to followers everywhere. I believe their choice to willingly go and die, so that others can live, is a choice - a challenge for us all.
So my question is this: is someone capturing their stories so that others can hear? So that I can hear? Because through the hearing, I am encouraged and even challenged.
I pray for their families today and for all who have given the ultimate sacrifice for the Kingdom work. And for those still serving in this region of the world, I pray for Your peace to engulf them, Your supernatural power to fill them, and Your protection upon their life and the lives of their families.
Finally, I pray that wherever I go, may I be found doing Your work and boldly proclaiming Your message. Because in the end, all I want is to hear you say, "Welcome home, good and faithful servant!"
Lord help me to live with the same conviction and commitment that those who have laid down their lives had.
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