Worthy
To Be A Martyr
By Paul Martin
He set in a lonely prison cell.
In the dark all he heard were yells.
His body was
torn and abused.
Every inch of him was bruised.
The officer yelled renounce your faith.
Dan said humbly "no way".
Then he hit him with a steal rod.
Knocking him down to the sod.
Am I worthy to be a martyr?
One who will never deny the Christ
Am
I willing to refuse to falter?
Will I stand for the Truth and the Light?
I pray that by His grace I will stand.
And that God will use these feeble hands.
I place my hope in the Great I AM
May I be willing to be a martyr
for Him
Jan left
the comfort of her home,
To go to a place where fear roamed.
Her heart was warmed by the little smiles
As she
told them of the Christ Child.
But
as she spoke of the resurrection.
The door flew opened with a loud clatter.
And two policemen came shouting at her,
They yelled deny Christ or face execution.
Am I worthy to be a martyr?
One who will
never deny the Christ
Am I willing to refuse to falter?
Will I stand for the Truth and the Light?
I pray that
by His grace I will stand.
And that God will use these feeble hands.
I place my hope in the Great I AM
May I be willing to be a martyr for Him.
This poem was inspired
by the book Safely Home by Randy Alcorn, and the Voice of the Martyrs website.
