Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not . . ., but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven. – Luke 10:19 Jesus Christ says, in effect, Don’t rejoice in successful service,…
Are You Ever Disturbed?
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you. – John 14:27 There are times when our peace is based upon ignorance, but when we awaken to the facts…
The Fruitfulness of Friendship
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. I have called you friends. – John 15:15 We never know the joy of self-sacrifice until we abandon in every particular. Self-surrender is the most difficult thing-‘I will if. . .!’…
The Spiritual Index
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? – Matthew 7:9 The illustration of prayer that Our Lord uses here…
Prayer Choice and Prayer Conflict
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and pray to thy Father which is in secret. – Matthew 6:6 Jesus did not say-‘Dream about thy Father in secret,’ but ‘pray to…
“I Indeed . . . But He�
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. I indeed baptize you with water. . . but He. . . shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire. – Matthew 3:11 Have I ever come to a place…
Self-consciousness
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Come unto Me. – Matthew 11:28 God means us to live a fully-orbed life in Christ Jesus, but there are times when that life is attacked from the outside, and we…
Have You Ever Been Expressionless with Sorrow?
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. – Luke 18:23 The rich young ruler went away expressionless with sorrow; he had not a word…
Are You Discouraged in Devotion?
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Yet lackest thou one thing; sell all that thou hast. . . and come, follow Me. – LukE 18:22 “And when he heard this. . .â€? Have you ever heard the…
Does He Know Me
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. He calleth. . . by name. – John 10:3 When I have sadly misunderstood Him? (John 20:17.) It is possible to know all about doctrine and yet not know Jesus. The…
Signs of the New Birth
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Ye must be born again. – John 3:7 The answer to the question “How can a man be born when he is old?â€? is-When he is old enough to die-to die…
The Theology of Rest
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? – Matthew 8:26 When we are in fear we can do nothing less than pray to God, but Our Lord has a…
This Experience Must Come
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. And he saw him no more. – 2 Kings 2:12 It is not wrong to depend upon Elijah as long as God gives him to you, but remember the time will…
The Sacrament of the Saint
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Let them that suffer according to the will of God, commit the keeping of their souls to Him in well-doing. – 1 Peter 4:19 To choose to suffer means that there…
Prayer in the Father’s Hearing
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Father, I thank Thee that thou hast heard Me. – John 11:41 When the Son of God prays, He has only one consciousness, and that consciousness is of His Father. God…