Oswald Chamber’s My Utmost for His
Highest – Saturday, 30 November 2013 “By The Grace Of God I Am What I Am”
His grace which
was bestowed upon me was not in vain.(1 Corinthians 15:10)
The way we
continually talk about our own inability is an insult to the Creator. The
deploring of our own incompetence is a slander against God for having
overlooked us. Get into the habit of examining in the sight of God the things
that sound humble before men, and you will be amazed at how staggeringly
impertinent they are. "Oh, I shouldn’t like to say I am sanctified; I’m
not a saint." Say that before God; and it means – "No, Lord, it is
impossible for You to save and sanctify me; there are chances I have not had;
so many imperfections in my brain and body; no, Lord, it isn’t possible."
That may sound wonderfully humble before men, but before God it is an attitude
of defiance.
Again, the
things that sound humble before God may sound the opposite before men. To say
Thank God, I know I am saved and sanctified is in the sight of God the acme of
humility, it means you have so completely abandoned yourself to God that you
know He is true. Never bother your head as to whether what you say sounds
humble before men or not, but always be humble before God, and let Him be all
in all.
There is only
one relationship that matters, and that is your personal relationship to a
personal Redeemer and Lord. Let everything else go, but maintain that at all
costs, and God will fulfil His purpose through your life. One individual life may
be of priceless value to God’s purposes, and yours may be that life.
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