Elizabeth Elliot Devotional
The "openness" that is often praised among
Christians as a sign of true humility may
sometimes be an oblique effort to prove that
there is no such thing as a saint after all, and
that those who believe that it is possible in the
twentieth century to live a holy life are only
deceiving themselves. When we enjoy listening to
some Christian confess his weaknesses and
failures, we may be eager only to convince
ourselves that we are not so bad after all. We
sit on the edge of our chairs waiting to grasp at
an excuse for continuing to do what we have made
up our minds long ago to do anyway. The Lord is
ready to forgive sin at any moment and to make
strong servants out of the worst of us. But we
must believe it; we must come to Him in faith for
forgiveness and deliverance and then go out to do
the work He has given us to do.
"Charity rejoiceth not in iniquity" (1 Cor 13:6
AV). Let us be willing to call iniquity what is
really iniquity, rather than to call it weakness,
temperament, failure, hangups, or to fall back on
the tired excuse, "It's just the way I am."
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a
right spirit within me. (Ps 51:10 AV)
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