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Forgive me for being so ordinary while claiming to know so extraordinary a God.

Jim Elliot

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Jim Elliot
Age: 28 †
Born: 1927
Born: October 8
Died: 1956
Died: January 8
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Missionary
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Portland
Oregon
Philip James Elliot
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We are so utterly ordinary, so commonplace, while we profess to know a Power the Twentieth Century does not reckon with.... Oh that God would make us dangerous!
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Grieve not, then, if your sons seem to desert you, but rejoice, rather, seeing the will of God done gladly.
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Be on guard, my soul, of complicating your environment so that you have neither time nor room for growth!
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Those whimpering Stateside young people will wake up on the Day of Judgment condemned to worse fates than these demon-fearing Indians, because, having a Bible, they were bored with it - while these never heard of such a thing as writing.
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It makes me boil when I think of the power we profess and the utter impotency of our action. Believers who know one-tenth as much as we do are doing one-hundred times more for God, with His blessing and our criticism. Oh if I could write it, preach it, say it, paint it, anything at all, if only God's power would become known among us.
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I seek not a long life, but a full one, like you Lord Jesus.
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The will of God is sweet tonight, altogether ‘good and acceptable and perfect.’ The considerate love of the Lord Jesus for us seems such a kind thing now. I know it has always been so, but somehow I didn’t see how wise it was when it didn’t seem kind… Remind me of this when I cannot regard His love as considerate some time.
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Father, take my life, yea, my blood if Thou wilt, and consume it with Thine enveloping fire. I would not save it, for it is not mine to save. Have it Lord, have it all. Pour out my life as an oblation for the world. Blood is only of value as it flows before Thine altar
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Missionaries are very human folks, simply a bunch of nobodies trying to exalt somebody.
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I have had to make a cross of two logs, and lie down on it, to show the Indians what it means to crucify a man.
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Let not our longing slay the appetite of our living.
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God deliver me from the dread asbestos of “other things.” Saturate me with the oil of the Spirit that I may be aflame.
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Surely those who know the great passionate heart of Jehovah must deny their own loves to share in the expression of His.
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Rest in this-it is His business to lead, command, impel, send, call, or whatever you want to call it. It is your business to obey, follow, move, respond, or what have you... The sound of 'gentle stillness' after all the thunder and wind have passed will be the ultimate Word from God.
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As your life is in His hands, so are the days of your life. But don’t let the sands of time get into the eye of your vision to reach those who sit in darkness. They simply must hear.
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