by Elisabeth Elliot
When we see things we believe need to be changed, most of us are impatient to see them done at once. The kingdom of God does not operate spectacularly, with a sudden rush of irresistible force, but rather like seed and yeast. These are small and wholly unimpressive and go to work only when buried. They need an appropriate medium in which to generate change, but the life-principle is there, latent but powerful, ready to begin the slow and marvelous process of transformation.
Our prayers for change--in people, in situations--are summed up in the old petition, "Thy kingdom come"--but when we ask for that we are asking for what may seem an excruciatingly drawn-out business. We will need the patience of the farmer and the baker who, having done the one thing needful, then quietly (and with calm faith) wait for the thing to happen.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Seed and Yeast
Posted by jnt. at 9:08 PM
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I loved the seed and yeast devotional by Elisabeth! When I got it in my inbox I must have read it several times! Recently there's something that I've been praying about, asking friends to pray for me for, and even had some people pray over me in person. I really expected an immediate act of God to take over this thing I've been praying about, but it seems that it's a slow process of healing instead of an immediate healing that I know God is capable of and I have experienced in other areas of my life. At first this frustrated me. Then I read this devotional and it really spoke to me to have patience and accept that God is working in a process on this matter for a reason and that I just need get on board with Him.
Shannon
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