I would liken it to that which the apostle Paul spoke of regarding his future reward, But to this “Bwana Mukubwa,” this “Big” Bwana, this man, appropriately to be called “a good soldier of Jesus Christ,” who preached the gospel of Christ to so many and so many turned from their sin and received Jesus as Lord and Savior, I think I have at least some insight into his reward. I think that I am not able to answer as to “what is their reward,” when it comes to the many heroes. their deeds! Do they not capture our attention, these heroes, and cause us to pause and be in great awe? Men and women who went above and beyond what we regard as the norm for people walking through the life that was given to them.īut what is their end-reward, these heroes we learn of, these heroes that dot our history books and stand out so prevalently because of their deeds? My oh my. History is filled with the thrilling endeavors of those we frame under the title of “hero,” and it has been this writer’s blessing to read of many. I’m of the mind that heroes and their accomplishments should always be made known, should always be respected. This “figure who lay in the simple coffin” was a man who had given himself over to the service of Jesus the Christ, to go into the world and preach the gospel. Studd, the man who abandoned great wealth and all the creature comforts that a man of his position would have been able to partake of, and was laid to rest in the dark soil of Africa. This is as it was when “Bwana Mukubwa” – the “Big” Bwana was laid to rest in the dark soil of Africa. Those natives who had known ‘Bwana Mukubwa’ – the ‘Big’ Bwana – most intimately had been given the privilege of carrying his body to the graveside.” Many chiefs from neighboring communities swelled the ranks of the two thousand gathered there, not seeking precedence because of their rank but standing shoulder to shoulder with their brothers in Christ. “The clearing, which only five years ago had been dense, uninhabited forest land, was now filled again, but this time with a vast crowd of Christians, all natives of the Congo who had been won to the Lord by the efforts of the figure who lay in the simple coffin at their feet. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please Him who enlisted him as a soldier.” (II Timothy 2:1, 3-4 – NKJV)
endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. “You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. As I think upon my subject matter, I think of what the apostle Paul said in II Timothy,
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