Elisabeth ElliotThe Word of God I think of as a straight edge, which shows up our own crookedness. We can't really tell how crooked our thinking is until we line it up with the straight edge of Scripture.
About This Quote
You will never truly know your weakness until you set the Word of God straight. There are people who would say that they have been on a straight path for years and have been doing their best to follow the Word. Yet, there is still a sense of uncertainty in their lives. That’s because they have let their opinions and feelings take over their thinking process.
The truth is that everything we believe about ourselves is not what we really are. The Word places our crookedness in a clear light so we can see it for what it is.
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