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Keller reports that Elliot, when he heard her speak, pointed to the last page: Unfortunately, Pedro has an anaphylactic allergic reaction. Having been trained in medicine, Margaret has penicillin with her, which Pedro requests. She’s imagining bringing the Bible to a million people in this region.īut when she arrives at his home, Pedro is suffering from a severe leg infection. She’s thanking God for the gift of Pedro for the elaborate set of circumstances and support and training that have brought her to this point.
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One day, she’s walking to the home of Pedro, her translator, the sole translation link between her and the unreached tribe. I am still riveted by Keller’s account of an Elisabeth Elliot novel written in the 60’s, No Graven Image.Įlliot spins the tale of Margaret, a missionary translating the Bible for unreached South American tribes. “Clouds and thick darkness are all around him righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.” Psalm 97:2 Why did God answer this prayer, but not that one for all those people to come to Christ? Could you explain why my evangelistic event was rained out? Why was that girl we wanted to help stopped by her alcoholic parents? “No Graven Image” In my own experience overseas, I found his ways more inscrutable than ever. You already know God’s ways are most often inscrutable. Why does one of us get a painful no, and one a radiant, supernatural yes? A “No” from the God of the Cloud Why Peter and not James? you might wonder. Killed James the brother of John with the sword…he proceeded to arrest Peter also…and when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people.Īfter this, you might remember God rescues Peter in dramatic fashion via a personal appearance by an angel. This doesn’t mean “When God says no, he means later.” But sometimes a “no” is a “not now.”Įarlier in Acts, in chapter 12, we see another cryptic act of God. Y’know what’s also interesting? God would eventually send Paul to both places he’d forbidden. So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas.Īnd a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. As you read, note the five places Paul and Timothy went–and the two places they didn’t.Īnd they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.Īnd when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. What do I do with a “no”? Paul’s Closed Doorĭid you know Paul got a “not here, not now”?Ĭheck out Acts 16:6-10. You could be asking, Did I even hear God right? If I was so willing to make sacrifices…weren’t they meaningful? Or support-raising has dragged on for years, and your agency indicates it might be time to move on. Or the political climate has become too dangerous. That country making your heart beat a new way now won’t give you a visa. Maybe you’re dealing with your own closed door your own “not here, not now”. Other family factors we batted back and forth, scouring for solutions until it seemed this was really the only way to love well.Īnd in many ways, the poor and this work God had been doing in our midst would be better served as my husband performed his leadership role from headquarters in Colorado.Ĭolorado! I should’ve been thrilled, right?! So many factors, really, had sifted out what felt like the remaining solution: It was time to leave.Īmong the factors: My husband’s job (he was moved to leadership, and had effectively mentored a national to take over his position).