Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Would You Die for One Soul?

Is there something that you are willing to die for? Why do you feel that way?
I was praying last night before outreach and I told God I was willing to die to see one soul saved. He asked me why. At first I thought "He knows why, so why is He asking me this." But, the question stood and I had to answer. I thought about it and remembered a vision God had shown me. I was standing in this field and everything was this eerie red color. I looked and across the field stood this tree. Beside the tree stood Satan. He was laughing and he touched the tree and it was ignited with fire but it didn't burn. I watched as the ground split and I saw people hanging on the sides of the gap. They were crying out for help. But, I couldn't reach them because the heat was too strong to take a step closer. Yet, I knew I couldn't just stand there so I walked step by slow step and I got to where I was crawling on my hands and knees to get there. I could feel myself dying. But, I kept pressing forward. I eventually could not go any farther and I laid there crying. I had to help them, but I couldn't reach them. Then, I looked into the distance and watched as a rolling cloud of light came closer and closer. When it reached the field I watched as Satan's look of triumph was replaced with pure fear. It was as though the shadow from the cloud of light wiped away all traces of the darknes and what was left was a green field. The red glow was gone. The tree was no longer on fire. The ground was closed. The people that had cried out for help before were now standing in the field clothed in white. I laid there and laughed. The joy of the LORD came over me so strong. I stared at the sky and I heard the LORD say, "I answer."
So, what was my answer to the LORD and His question of why I would be willing to die for one soul? "I answer." That's what I said. He once asked me if I would die for the faces in my visions. The people I have yet to meet, yet I know by heart. For a long time I could not answer. I am human and the thought of dying for people I have never even met frightened me. Then I went from fear of dying to fear of how I would die if it came down to it. I contemplated that one to chewing gum and finaly realized that the LORD was not talking about a physical death. He wanted me to give up my life for them but not to physicaly die for them. I answer. I answer the cry. I answer the call. But, in understanding the answer to the question He was asking me, I came to another realization of yes, I would physicaly die for someone's soul. Would you?

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