by Elisabeth Elliot
It is a good and necessary thing to set aside time for God in each day. The busier the day, the more indispensable is this quiet period for prayer, Bible reading, and silent listening. It often happens, however, that I find my mind so full of earthly matters that it seems I have gotten up early in vain and have wasted three-fourths of the time so dearly bought (I do love my sleep!). But I have come to believe that the act of will required to arrange time for God may be an offering to Him. As such He accepts it, and what would otherwise be "loss" to me I count as "gain" for Christ.
Let us not be "weary in well-doing," or discouraged in the pursuit of holiness. Let us, like Moses, go to the Rock of Horeb--and God says to us what He said to him, "You will find me waiting for you there" (Ex 17:6 NEB).
Friday, August 1, 2008
Time for God
Posted by jnt. at 12:00 PM
Labels: elisabeth elliot, time
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I love Exodus. The story of God and Israel, and Moses especially is so beautiful.
"I have so much to do today that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer." Martin Luther
"God sets more value on prayer and communion than labor. The heavenly bridegroom is wooing a wife, not hiring a servant...Prayer brings God out of His secret place to work wonders in the earth....to pour Himself through the believer into a world of lost souls. " A.W.Roffe
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