shadow of the almighty by elisabeth elliot

If the child failed to appreciate the need for spiritual guidance, he probably failed, too, to see the need of physical rest when bedtime came around, but the parents guided him just the same, to God, as well as to bed. They wanted the best for their children.and gave it to them - spiritual as well as physical care, and all the other good things they could offer. 24Īnd as for any foolishness about “forcing religion down their throats,” the parents had not the slightest worry. he recognized that life was worth living only if given over completely to God. Victors, we rest with Thee, through endless days. When passing through the gates of pearly splendor, Thine is the battle, Thine shall be the praise

Yet from our hearts a song of triumph pealing, We go in faith, our own great weakness feeling,Īnd needing more each day Thy grace to know: Our Prince of glory and our King of love. Jesus our Righteousness, our sure Foundation, Yes, in Thy Name, O Captain of salvation! Strong in Thy strength, safe in Thy keeping tender, We rest on Thee, our Shield and our Defender! He is no fool who gives what he cannot to keep to gain what he cannot lose. Lord make my way prosperous, not that I achieve high station, but that my life may be an exhibit to the value of knowing God. Is the distinction between living for Christ and dying for Him, after all so great? Is not the second the logical conclusion of the first? 9 He and the other men with whom he died were hailed as heroes, “martyrs.” I do not approve.

And if we live in Him, our lives bear the stamp of Christ.

Obedience is the expression of love for God. She wrote, “The world did not recognize the truth of the second clause in Jim Elliot’s credo: “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.Select quotes from Shadow of the Almighty, by Elisabeth Elliot Elisabeth believed the world was missing something. Around the world, the death of these young men was called a tragic nightmare. The title was not a slip - not any more than the death of the five missionaries was a slip. When he was killed, they had been married three years and had a ten-month-old daughter. Elisabeth had not forgotten the heartbreaking facts when she chose that title two years after her husband’s death. This is where Jim Elliot was slain - in the shadow of the Almighty. That title comes from Psalm 91:1: “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” They were trying to reach the Huaorani Indians for the first time in history with the gospel of Jesus Christ.Įlisabeth Elliot memorialized the story in her book Shadow of the Almighty. On Janusixty years ago today - Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Peter Flemming, and Roger Youderian were speared to death on a sandbar called “Palm Beach” in the Curaray River of Ecuador.

Shadow of the almighty by elisabeth elliot