The "Yes" word is powerful! I recently returned from the Internet Evangelism Conference in Chicago, Illinois, and heard ministries around the nation say "yes" to Internet evangelism and to proclaiming God's Word around the world. Exciting indeed--but another "yes" was recently heard 'round the whole world and has touched us all, Christian and non-Christian, with its simplicity, faith and power. A teen named Cassie, a martyr with a message--and a legacy--for us all. Let's go to the Well to meet Jesus, the Author and Finisher of Cassie's faith--and ours.
A Helping Word...or
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Cassie Says 'Yes'!
(Say Yes and Be Gone!)
A short three years ago, Cassie Burnall, student at Littleton High School, Littleton, Colorado, was a troubled teen who needed God's help. Her concerned parents--and a very concerned God--snatched her on her way to hell. Cassie became a radiant, joyful Christian to her friends, family, and school--and it was in that school library, on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, a teen gunman asked, "Are you a Christian?" "Yes!" Cassie replied. That's all the teen gunman wanted to know, and we all heard and watched in horror as undeniable, unbelievable evil took over.
"Be gone," Satan said, as he, behind the school scene, took the life of a 17-year-old Christian. Cassie was gone, in an instant, to be with the Lord she loved and served, leaving behind a host of grieving friends and family--and a one-word legacy, "Yes!" Was that word a victory for Satan--or for God? You be the judge...
Christians Say Yes!
(Say Yes and Be Ready!)
"Who will pick up the torch?" the pastor asked at the memorial service for Rachel Scott, another wonderful Christian teen. Teens stood everywhere--some watching by TV--and pledged to take up Rachel's torch of the Christian faith. Kids everywhere have been touched by the faith of Rachel, Cassie, and other Christians who died that day. They courageously pick up the torch--ready to dedicate and rededicate their lives to a God whose "love so amazing, so divine, demands "my life, my soul, my all." It's heart-wrenching business, but don't lose heart--for where are they going with that torch? God only knows--I believe some of these kids will carry the "Yes" word around the world--"Yes, we will live for Christ;" "Yes, we will tell our world about Christ!" and "Yes--Jesus is Lord--our Lord!"
"Be ready," God says. Be ready to live your life--or give your life--for the One who died for you. The Christian kids in Colorado were ready...are we?
Christ Says Yes! (Say Yes and Be Blessed!)
Is it worth the risk--and the cost--to say, "Yes"? YES! Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord has no hands and no feet but ours to carry the gospel to a lost world. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord," His Word declares (Revelation 14:13), and while we grieve, Cassie, heroine of the faith, now rejoices in her Lord's presence. She "fought a good fight and finished the faith" with one word--and she is with her Lord.
"Be blessed, Cassie," the Lord says, as He must have stood to welcome a 90s young martyr into His very presence. Do we understand? No--but God does. His plan is greater than anything we can imagine. His purpose is deeper than anything we will understand. We must leave it in HIS hands, live--or die--for Him, and know that in life or in death, we are blessed beyond measure in HIS sovereign care.
What Cassie could not have done in a lifetime, she did in an instant--with one word that has gone around the world as a living and dying testimony to faith in Jesus Christ. She was not the lone Christian in that tragedy. Valeen, another Christian gal, after witnessing the horror, was asked the same question, said "yes," was shot and survived by crawling under a table. Others known to be wonderful Christians died in their faith--some are surviving the tragedy and evil of that day, stronger in faith than ever. They need our prayers.
What Satan meant for harm may turn into one of the greatest evangelism efforts this world has ever known. Let Christians around the world turn to Satan's strongholds, wherever God has placed us, and in one voice declare, "Satan, be gone! Jesus is Lord!" As a result of this tragedy, I believe many will find the Lord. I believe many will rededicate their lives to God's service.
And now, remember Satan, GOD has the ultimate last word--and it's for you..."Be gone, forever and ever!" (See The Christian Armor Room.) And "HE (Jesus Christ) shall reign forever and ever..."King of Kings and Lord of Lords...Hallelujah!"--"YES!" we shout! With Cassie and other martyrs of the faith gone before, we say one grand eternal, "YES!"
...and that's just a thought or two--from my heart to yours!
His Healing Words
"For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain (Philippians 1:21 KJV)."
"Lord, we pray for the grieving community of Littleton, Colorado. We pray for the injured and recovering. We pray for Christians as they share their faith with an evil world. And we re-dedicate our own lives to say "Yes" to You, in life or in death, for You alone are 'the Way, the Truth and the Life.' In Jesus' Name, Amen."
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