Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Roger Youderian, Pete Fleming, and their pilot, Nate Saint were all killed by the Auca Indians on January 8, 1956. Jim had not been on the field for 4 full years when he was killed. Jim gave his life for the cause of Jesus Christ at the tender age of 28.
Jim Elliot has been one of my heroes in the faith for many years. God used his life and faith to challenge me. He still challenges me to do something for God.
I hope you will not forgive those that have given so much to get the gospel to the world. I hope you will become as committed to the Lord Jesus Christ as we see in the life of Jim Elliot.
Here are some life changing quotes to consider:
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”
“Father, make of me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a single road; make me a fork, that men must turn one way or another on facing Christ in me.”
“One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.”
“Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.”
“God, I pray Thee, light these idle sticks of my life and may I burn for Thee. Consume my life, my God, for it is Thine. I seek not a long life, but a full one, like you, LORD Jesus.”
“Saturate me with the oil of Thy Spirit, that I may be aflame. Make me Thy fuel O flame of God.”
“Oh, the fullness, pleasure, sheer excitement of knowing God on earth!”
“Father, take my life, yea, my blood if Thou wilt, and consume it with Thine enveloping fire. I would not save it, for it is not mine to save. Have it Lord, have it all. Pour out my life as an oblation for that world. Blood is only of value as it flows before Thine altar.”
“God deliver me from the dread asbestos of ‘other things.’ Saturate me with the oil of the Spirit that I may be a flame for you.”
“Father, let me be weak that I might loose my clutch on everything temporal. My life, my reputation, my possessions, Lord, let me loose the tension of the grasping hand.”
Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot (Lives of Faith)
This is one of my all time favorite books. I challenge everyone to get it and read it!
