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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