Elliot’s Credo—

Before four-thirty that afternoon the quiet waters of Curary flowed over the bodies of the five comrades, slain by the men they had come to win for Christ, whose banner they had borne. The world called it a nightmare of tragedy. The world did not recognize the truth of the second clause in Jim Elliot’s credo: ‘He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” – Shadow of the Almighty, 19

We often have idealistic vision martyrdom. But, the reality is, at least from the world’s perspective, those who give their lives for Christ will go down in the world’s history as foolish fanatics who wasted their lives. Want to give your life for the cause of the gospel? Let go of any inclination to come out as a hero – you will be disappointed…