Spiritual Giants

Have you read the biographies of Hudson Taylor, Jim Elliot, and many others? WOW! Aren't they inspiring? I am so encouraged by their faith and their dedication to prayer. So much of what you read includes their commitment to pray for their ministry and all the people that they come in contact with. I remember reading about Hudson Taylor and how he would wake up at 4am and read his Bible by candlelight under his mosquito net before anyone else got up.

As you can imagine, not the case with me. This morning when I realized that it was time to get up, I rolled over and reached for my Bible from my bookshelf thankful that I did not have to get out from underneath the covers and then simply placed it down right next to me on my bed, hoping that some of God's truth I could absorb through osmosis as I got fifteen more minutes of sleep. Eventually, I did wake up and read a little. =)

Last night, as I was sitting at home processing through my day and all the things that are going on. Do you know what I prayed for? For Hudson it might have been the health of a Chinese man he worked with, for Jim Elliot the unreached people group that he was desperately trying to reach with the gospel, for me.... a hot shower. By this point, you would think that I would have a greater perspective, but that was all I really wanted and that was what my prayer. In the morning, there was power but no water and when I returned home there was water but no power.

So, here is the bottom line. The others Spiritual Giants, me just a Spiritual microscopic organism. (Once a tech nerd, always a tech nerd) However, isn't it amazing to know exactly who you are and that God loves you fully knowing all of that. And, it doesn't even stop there, the creator of the Universe, our Redeemer and Saviour allows us the privelege to be a part of what He is doing in the lives of so many. Unbelievable!