Whenever God means to make a man great, he always
breaks him in pieces first.
Charles H. Spurgeon ( 1834-1892)
Charles Spurgeon (2015). “The Complete Works of
C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 38”, p.707, Delmarva Publications, Inc.
Risk
There is NO need for faith where there is no consciousness
of an element of risk. Faith, to be worthy of the name,
must embrace doubt. In our going into Auca territory there
were risks aplenty, so far as we knew.
There was also the
ground of our faith, the Word of Him who is called the
“Pioneer and Perfecter of our faith.” Nothing less could
have brought us to this place. I know there are many who
take similar risks for the sake of adventure or scientific
study. I am not one of them. I am afraid the “moment of truth”
would elude me altogether if I were to seek it in high adventure. I
prefer to seek Him who said, “I am the Truth.“
The Savage My Kinsman Published by Regal Books 1961,1989 p.63
Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015)
Your Word
Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.
Psalm 119:105
I have suffered much; renew my life, O Lord, according to your word.
Psalm 119:107
Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget your law.
Psalm 119:109
My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.
Psalm 119:112
Serve The Lord
“Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living.
But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
Joshua 24: 14,15