As I looked at what Chambers has to say today, I thought about how many of these journal entries I had posted to my blog since its inception. I look back and find that this will be number 142. My purpose was to use the writings of Oswald Chambers, and the Scriptures he quotes, to frame my meditations of that particular day.
Not always, but most of the time these periods of study have shown me an area of my life that is in need of repair or change. So I have confessed my shortcomings and written them in the journal. Behind each posting is a desire to follow what God has pointed out to me through the exercise.
Chambers says today:
"The golden rule for understanding spiritually is not intellect, but obedience. If a man wants scientific knowledge, intellectual curiosity is his guide; but if he wants insight into what Jesus Christ teaches, he can only get it by obedience. If things are dark to me, then I may be sure there is something I will not do. Intellectual darkness comes through ignorance; spiritual darkness comes because of something I do not intend to obey."
I find it fairly easy to see where I fall short, and I resolve to do better. I ask for God's help in obedience, but then what? Do I quit with the writing exercise, or do I actually obey what God has said? Is it easier to confess and write it down for others to see than it is to actually do it? Confession is good for the soul, I know, but is it enough?
Obedience is more than confession and acknowledgment, it is living it out in daily life. The question is; does it change the way I live? Can I look back to February and see where I have lived out what has been revealed to me?
I really hate to do it, but I need to go back through all these postings and see what God has said. Perhaps this inventory can answer some of my questions. Maybe writing it all down will have served a useful purpose after all.
Tune in tomorrow.....
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