"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." -Jim Elliot
Yesterday our pastor told of the story of "The Tower of Babel".He talked about our idols of comfort, approval, control and power and how those idols can sabatage what we are building and our mission. In order to know what our mission is we must ask ourselves "What am I building?" and "What am I building it for?"
Our pastor then told us about this old church here in St. Louis(not too far from our house) that burned down in 2001. The congregation of this church has abandoned this building and moved out west. Some artists have come in to rescue the building and restore the light in such a dark place.
We must be that light. We must not allow these fires or idols to get in the way of what God is building. We must not allow these fires or idols to sabatage God's mission. May our light burn for God in this dark place. May we be consumed with passion and not be afraid or hide from that mission. May we not give up and abandon our mission. May we shine like we've never shined before.
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i want to go see this when i am there in a few weeks.
I want to see it too...at night. I was challenged by your thoughts as well. Jim Elliot's prayer reflects the short life he lived for God. Thanks for sharing.
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