The Fellowship of the Unashamed
Before my dad went home to be with the Lord, he loved to preach, share the gospel, and write. One of his favorite ways to write was composing monologues which he compiled and put into a book, Words Aptly Spoken. These monologues were designed to motivate believers to live for Christ.
One of his favorite and one that went viral back in the 1980s and 1990s is called "The Fellowship of the Unashamed." Someone somewhere decided to attribute this monologue to a missionary martyr who wrote it the night before he was killed in Rwanda or South Africa or other African nations. Well, it caught fire and all kinds of stories were floating around about its origin and a martyred missionary. I was at a Bible conference with 8,000 pastors in Jacksonville in the late 1990s and heard the keynote speakers share this monologue that he attributed to a humble and faithful missionary who was martyred the day after he penned it and nailed it to his little hut.
Well, here it is. It’s called "The Fellowship of the Unashamed" and it reminds you of our drive to give our all in devotion to Jesus Christ.
I am a part of the fellowship of the Unashamed. I have the Holy Spirit Power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. 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 visions, 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, learn by faith, love by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power.
My pace is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few, my Guide is reliable, my mission is clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, deterred, 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, back up, let up, or shut up until I've preached up, prayed up, paid up, stored up, and stayed up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I must go until He returns, give until I drop, preach until all know, and work until He comes.
And when He comes to get His own, He will have no problem recognizing me. My colors will be clear.
Are you in this fellowship? There is no better place to be. He gave His all so we could give ours to Him.
Pastor Jeff
“The only sin Jesus ever had was ours.
The only righteousness we can ever have is His.” - A. W. Tozer
“The only sin Jesus ever had was ours. The only righteousness we can ever have is His.”