I Will Follow

This video was really a labor of love.  It started out being a song I love about commitment, but the more I listened to the lyrics, the more I thought about the men and women who have died to serve and care for people in the name of Jesus.  I thought about Nate Henn who worked for Invisible Children and died last year in the bombing in Kampala, Uganda.  I thought about the men (Jim Elliot) who went to Ecuador to bring the gospel to a remote tribe and were killed by them.  Then the sweet women left behind went down to continue their work and many lives were changed. I also thought of the lady from right here in Bakersfield that was a Southern Baptist missionary who was killed a few years ago in Iraq.  I had to include them.

I know there are many more who have been tortured and imprisoned and died for the name of Jesus and it is truly where the rubber meets the road in commitment.
Are any of us really committed to the point of death...do we even think about it?  We know we are living in the "end times" and His return is close, we hope we are ready, we want to be, but what if He calls you to stand firm, stand up against His foes?  Can you say I will be strong?  Can you hold fast to "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength?"  I pray that my relationship with my Father, is so strong and so steadfast that I will close my eyes to this dark world and say "I Will Follow!"

And lastly, it made me think of the dedicated team from U.T.M.I. who are at this minute starting to minister to the people of Kasese, Uganda.  I decided to dedicate this latest video to them, those who are following Him to serve and teach pastors of Africa. To teach them more about the Bible and how to be pastors who will serve their congregations well, as well as drawing closer to their Lord and Savior.   You are an inspiration!