Elliot: to gain what he cannot lose

Sunday, January 8, 2017
    21st anniversary of CQOD
    Commemoration of Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, and Pete Fleming, martyrs, Ecuador, 1956
Meditation:
    For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
    —Philippians 1:21 (KJV)
Quotation:
    He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
    ... Jim Elliot (1927-1956), Shadow of the Almighty: the life & testament of Jim Elliot, Elisabeth Elliot, Harper, 1958, p. 108 (see the book)
    See also Phil. 1:21; Matt. 10:39; Luke 18:29-30; John 3:16; Rom. 8:35-39; 2 Cor. 5:1; Col. 3:4; Rev. 14:13
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, I place my life in Your hands. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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