The one thing about reading Oswald Chambers each morning is the fact that he does not cut any slack when it comes to the complete Christian life. The standards are high, and, when I read, I realize how far short I am, and, if I am short of Chambers' revelation of God's perfect standard, how much farther short am I of His?
I read this morning: "The passion of Christianity comes from deliberately signing away my own rights and becoming a bondservant of Jesus Christ. Until I do that, I will not begin to be a saint."
Three words stand out to me in this reading; passion, bondservant and saint.
Passion: Am I passionate about anything, especially about anything related to God, Jesus, His Word, His church, or His body of believers?
Bondservant of Jesus: Have I put my own "rights" behind me, and completely placed myself in the His service? Can I even picture what that looks like?
Saint: no way!
Chambers also says today: "Am I getting nobler, better, more helpful, more humble, as I get older? Am I exhibiting the life that men take knowledge of as having been with Jesus, or am I getting more self-assertive, more deliberately determined to have my own way?"
If I am not coming close to God's standard, am I even walking toward it and not away from it?
One final quote: "It is a great thing to tell yourself the truth."
Oh, God, help me to recognize the truth about the spiritual condition of my heart. Not the truth as I see it, but as You do.
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