Acts 20:24
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me–the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
Recently I was re-reading the book, Terrorist To Evangelist, by G. Brent Riggs. It is the story of Kenny McClinton and the supernatural power of God unto salvation. Kenny has become a dear friend through the Daily-E-Votional, and I have have been blessed to speak to him several times on the telephone.
Late one night, as I was reading through the story of his life, I was struck by a statement he made about suffering for a righteous cause: “A whole lot of guys (people) wanted to be martyrs, but few were willing to die.”
As I pondered Kenny’s statement, I realized that we need to ask ourselves about our own commitment. What are the things in our life that we consider to be righteous causes? Are we willing to die for them? If we honestly cannot discover any righteous causes, then we are to be pitied.
I do not mean to imply that believers are to live with a persecution complex. I feel that our call is to be sold out to the Lord Jesus Christ and to put our lives where our testimonies are.
I once heard a humorous song that (sadly) expressed the commitment of some people. One line went, “I will go any where you want me to go, dear Lord, as long as it is on the beaches of Waikiki!” HOW SAD!
May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!
—Pastor Cecil