And out of the deepest waters and the hottest fires have come the deepest things I know about God.”Įlisabeth Elliot’s life work was to share these deepest things: the trustworthiness of God, the blessings of obedience, the hope of joy in the midst of sorrow, the call to love one’s enemy, the priceless treasure of purity, and the true meaning of Biblical womanhood and manhood. Familiar with suffering, Elliot wrote, “The deepest things that I have learned in my own life have come from the deepest suffering. Elisabeth, along with her young daughter Valerie, would later return to Auca territory to live among and minister to the people who killed her husband. This costly call led her into the Amazonian jungle of Ecuador where her husband, Jim Elliot, was one of five missionaries speared to death in 1956 while attempting to make contact with members of the Auca/Waodani tribe. The resounding theme of Elliot’s life was the boundless love of Jesus, and her greatest commission was to tell others of His saving grace. You are loved with an everlasting love, that’s what the Bible says, and underneath are the everlasting arms. For thirteen years Elliot opened her daily radio program “Gateway to Joy” with these words: For over half a century, her life of obedience, timeless teachings, and best-selling books have influenced both believers and seekers of the Christian faith. Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) was a missionary and a critically acclaimed author and speaker.
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