Oswald Chambers - My Utmost for His Highest

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People pour themselves into their own doctrines, and God has to blast them out of their preconceived ideas before they can become devoted to Jesus Christ.

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Faith, as the Bible teaches it, is faith in God coming against everything that contradicts Him- a faith that says, I will remain true to God's character whatever He may do. The highest and the greatest expression of faith in the whole Bible is- Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him (Job 13:15).

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Beware of any belief that makes you self-indulgent; it came from the pit, no matter how beautiful it sounds.

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The test of a man's religious life and character is not what he does in the exceptional moments of life, but what he does in the ordinary times, when there is nothing tremendous or exciting on. The worth of a man is revealed in his attitude to ordinary things when he is not before the footlights.

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What the world needs is not 'a little bit of love', but a surgical operation.

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Theology must work itself out in the most practical relationships.

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The entrance into the Kingdom is through the panging pains of repentance crashing into a man's respectable goodness; then the Holy Ghost, who produces these agonies begins the formation of the Son God in the life.

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If we are going to live as disciples of Jesus, we have to remember that all noble things are difficult.

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When God gives a vision, transact business on that line, no matter what it costs.

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Never allow the thought, 'I am of no use where I am.' You are certainly of no use where you're not.

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By the supernatural miracle of God's grace I stand justified, not because I am sorry for my sin, not because I have repented, but because of what Jesus has done.

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If we obey God it is going to cost other people more than it costs us, and that is where the sting comes in. If we are in love with our Lord, obedience does not cost us anything, it is a delight, but it costs those who do not love Him a good deal.

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You do not know what you are going to do,the only thing you know is that God knows what He is doing.......It is this attitude that keeps you in perpetual wonder-you do not know what God is going to do next.

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Wherever there is any element of pride or of conceit, Jesus cannot expound a thing. He will take us through the disappointment of a wounded pride of intellect, through disappointment of heart. He will reveal inordinate affections-thin gs over which we never thought He would have to get us alone.

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Having the reality of God's presence is not dependent on our being in a particular circumstance or place, but is only dependent on our determination to keep the Lord before us continually.

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We are so busy telling God where we would like to go. We wait with the idea of some great opportunity, something sensational, and when it comes we are quick to cry, 'Here am I.' Readiness for God means that we are ready to do the tiniest little thing or the great big thing, it makes no difference.

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The strain of life is what builds our strength. If there is no strain, there will be no strength.

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Temptation is a suggested short cut to the realization of the highest at which I aim - not towards what I understand as evil, but towards what I understand as good.

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The central point of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ is a personal relationship with Him, not public usefulness to others.

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If God has made your cup sweet, drink it with grace; if He has made it bitter, drink it in communion with Him.

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It is easy for us to tarnish God's character because He never argues back; He never tries to defend or vindicate himself.

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There is always one fact more in every man's case about which we know nothing.

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There is nothing more certain in Time or Eternity than what Jesus Christ did on the Cross.

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I have to learn that the aim in life is God's, not mine. God is using me from His great personal standpoint, and all He asks of me is that I trust Him, and never say -- Lord, this gives me such heart-ache.... He simply asks me to have implicit faith in Himself and in His goodness.

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Faith that is sure of itself is not faith; faith that is sure of God is the only faith there is.

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The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything is has to face without wavering. If we take this view, life becomes one great romance, a glorious opportunity for seeing marvelous things all the time.
God is disciplining us to get us into this central place of power.

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The honour of Jesus Christ is at stake in your bodily life. Are you remaining loyal to the Son of God in the things which beset His life in you? Do you continue to go with Jesus? The way lies through Gethsemane, through the city gate, outside the camp; the way lies alone, and the way lies until there is no trace of a footstep left, only the voice, 'Follow Me.'

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Be exhausted for God, but remember that your supply comes from Him. 'All my fresh springs shall be in thee.'

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Many people have turned back because they are afraid to look at things from God's perspective. The greatest spiritual crisis comes when a person has to move a little farther on in his faith than the beliefs he has already accepted.

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Very few of us know anything about loyalty to Christ -- For My Sake. It is that which makes the iron saint.

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