"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues. You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles." Matthew 10:16-17
We don't like this. We say things such as, 'The safest place to be is in the center of God's will.' We think, if it's dangerous, God must not be in it. If it's risky, if it's unsafe, if it's costly, it must not be God's will. But what if these factors are actually the criteria by which we determine something is God's will?-David Platt, from the book Radical
"Surely those who know the great passionate heart of Jehovah must deny their own loves to share in the expression of His. Consider the call from the Throne above, 'Go ye,' and from round about, 'Come over and help us,' and even the call from the damned souls below, 'Send Lazarus to my brothers, that they come not to this place.' (see Luke 16:19-31 for the context) Impelled, then, by these voices, I dare not stay home while the Quichuas perish. So what if the well-fed church in the homeland needs stirring? They have the Scriptures, Moses, and the Prophets, and a whole lot more. Their condemnation is written on their bank books and in the dust on their Bible covers. American believers have sold their lives to the service of Mammon (i.e., wealth), and God has His rightful way of dealing with those who succumb to the spirit of Laodicea. (see Revelation 3:14-22 for context)
This was Jim Elliot's response to those who told him it was too dangerous to share the Gospel with an unreached people group in a foreign land, but instead, wanted him to stay and serve the church in America because he was a gifted preacher.
We don't like this. We say things such as, 'The safest place to be is in the center of God's will.' We think, if it's dangerous, God must not be in it. If it's risky, if it's unsafe, if it's costly, it must not be God's will. But what if these factors are actually the criteria by which we determine something is God's will?-David Platt, from the book Radical
"Surely those who know the great passionate heart of Jehovah must deny their own loves to share in the expression of His. Consider the call from the Throne above, 'Go ye,' and from round about, 'Come over and help us,' and even the call from the damned souls below, 'Send Lazarus to my brothers, that they come not to this place.' (see Luke 16:19-31 for the context) Impelled, then, by these voices, I dare not stay home while the Quichuas perish. So what if the well-fed church in the homeland needs stirring? They have the Scriptures, Moses, and the Prophets, and a whole lot more. Their condemnation is written on their bank books and in the dust on their Bible covers. American believers have sold their lives to the service of Mammon (i.e., wealth), and God has His rightful way of dealing with those who succumb to the spirit of Laodicea. (see Revelation 3:14-22 for context)
This was Jim Elliot's response to those who told him it was too dangerous to share the Gospel with an unreached people group in a foreign land, but instead, wanted him to stay and serve the church in America because he was a gifted preacher.
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