All tagged Oswald Chambers
God works in us each day. He brings us to the doorstep of His will, and then perfects us as our efforts join with His in accomplishing it. However, none of this achievement is possible without His efforts in us, and none is possible by our own doing. So when His will is done, in some manner, how do you respond to others when they acknowledge it in gratitude or amazement?
Do you understand that Jesus Christ had to die in order to secure your redemption, or do you think He was just a mythological character meant to describe morality to us in a how-to book called the Bible? Friends, the account is real, and not a story; it is the single greatest event to occur since creation... complete with all the miracles, wonders, suffering, awe, and yes, death.
Do you think that by withdrawing from the world, by separating yourself, that you will become more pious and that this will help you consecrate yourself by removing all temptation? Well this is a false hope, and if we look at Jesus we understand that He Inserted Himself fully into the world. He didn’t run from it, but overcame it.