A word for today, especially for those traveling new roads, from Keep a Quiet Heart by Elisabeth Elliot:
"Moses said to Israel, 'I offer you the choice of life or death, blessing or curse. Choose life and then you and your descendants will live; love the Lord your God, obey him, and hold fast to him: that is life for you.'
When you take the risk of obedience, you find solid rock beneath you- and markers, evidence that someone has traveled this route before. 'The Lord your God will cross over at your head... he will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not be discouraged or afraid.' (Deuteronomy 30:19,20; 31:3, 8) It's what the old gospel song puts so simply:
Trust and obey, for there's no other way
To be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey.
(John H. Sammis)
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