In his book One Crowded Hour, Tim Bowden describes an incident in Borneo in 1964. Nepalese fighters known as Gurkhas were asked if they would be willing to jump from airplanes into combat against the Indonesians. The Gurkhas didn’t clearly understand what was involved, but they bravely said they would do it, asking only that the plane fly slowly over a swampy area and no higher than 100 feet. When they were told that the parachutes would not have time to open at that height, the Gurkhas replied, “Oh, you didn’t mention parachutes before!”

They were willing to jump out of an airplane at 100′ into a swamp! What commitment. Jesus calls us to follow Him with a similar kind of commitment and courage, willing to risk all for His sake.

What big sacrifice has He asked of you?

Tags: commitment, courage