I’m part of the
fellowship of the unashamed.
I have Holy Spirit
power.
The die has been
cast.
I have stepped over the line.
The decision
has been made.
I’m a disciple of His.
I won’t
look back, let up,
slow down, back away, or be
still.
My past is
redeemed,
my present makes sense,
my future is
secure.
I’m finished with low living, sight
walking, small planning,
smooth knees,
colourless dreams, tamed visions, mundane
talking,
cheap living, and dwarfed goals.
I no longer need
pre-eminence, prosperity, position,
promotions,
plaudits, or popularity.
I don’t have to be
right,
first, tops, recognized, praised,
regarded, or rewarded.
I now live by faith,
lean
on His presence,
walk by patience, lift by
prayer,
and labour by power.
My face is set, my
gait is fast,
my goal is heaven, my road is
narrow,
my way rough,
my companions few,
my
guide reliable, my mission clear.
I cannot be
bought,
compromised, detoured,
lured away,
turned back, deluded or delayed.
I will not flinch
in the face of sacrifice,
hesitate in the
presence of the adversary,
negotiate at the
table of the enemy,
ponder at the pool of
popularity,
or meander in the maze of
mediocrity.
I won’t give up,
shut up,
or let up, until I have stayed up,
stored up, prayed up, paid up, and preached up
for the cause of Christ.
I am a disciple of
Jesus.
I must go till He comes,
give till I
drop,
preach till all know, and work till He
stops me.
And when He comes for His own,
He will
have no problems recognizing me—
my banner will
be clear!
— by an Anonymous African Pastor —nailed to his
wall prior to his execution
