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I Am A Disciple
Hello Ambassadors . . .
Sweet, sweet greetings to Phenomenal You in the Amazingly Amazing Name of our Darling Lord & Savior!
I had the privilege and honor to minister at the Cerritos Women’s Aglow on Monday evening, December 8, 2008 in Cerritos, California. What a glorious time and precious visitation from our Darling Papa! Oh, how He loves us so.
Well after the meeting, I briefly spoke with quiet a few of the women who had attended and was truly humbled by the apparent effect God’s Word had had on them. And I was touched deeply by a most wonderful man of God. I remember how the Lord fixed my eyes on him while I was ministering before God’s people. The Lord’s presence and Light shown brilliantly in his countenance. And his wide smile was simply contagious. Truly, the love of God possessed him. We spoke a few moments and embraced. And as we embraced, Wally Bruder, began bathing me in prayer. Truly, I felt the very life of God flow through me. This was my Father’s doing. He had orchestrated our steps and I am abundantly blessed.
Wally handed me a few articles and a couple of tapes. The following is one of the articles. It blessed me tremendously, and I know it will do the same for you. It’s called, I Am A Disciple.
An African Pastor was overwhelmed by rebels who demanded that he renounce his faith. He refused. The night before they took his life, he wrote the following lines on a scrap of paper:
I am part of the “Fellowship of the Unashamed.” I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I’ve stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am 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, and my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tame vision, mundane talking, chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals!
I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don’t have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by presence, lean by faith, love by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power.
My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, diluted or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, 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, let up, or burn up till I’ve preached up, prayed up, paid up, stored up and stayed 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.
And when He comes to get His own, He’ll have no problems recognizing me. My colors will be clear.
Blessings and Surpassing Peace,
Ora ~
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Rev. Ora Stearns Smith
www.OraIntl.org
www.DivinelyFramed.com
www.As-A-Woman-Thinketh.com
Be Fluent In Love!