Dear Friends,

Elisabeth Elliot once said, “God is God. I dethrone Him in my heart if I demand that He act in ways that satisfy my idea of justice. It is the same spirit that taunted, ‘If Thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.’” 

Walking by faith means allowing God to be God. It is impossible, this side of eternity, to begin to know what it means that God is God. We are incapable of knowing Him fully, and, if we could, we would echo Isaiah’s sentiment when he said, "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty." (Isaiah 6:5, NIV)

When I am tempted to narrow my view of God or to begin dictating to Him my simple requests and my pre-determined, preferred answers, I am grateful to return to the liturgy of the church. Judy and I have been attending an Episcopal church during our time in Hilton Head, and the liturgy reminds me to honor and revere God – His character, His purposes, His answers, and His silence. While liturgy is not the revealed Word of God, I am humbled to join my voice with a chorus of those who have gone before me to declare reverence for Him and submission to His will.

I will close today with a prayer from the liturgy. I hope that it emboldens you to walk by faith and not by sight.

Blessings,

Ron