Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Put God First in Trust. Jesus did not commit Himself unto them, . . . for He knew what was in man. – John 2:24 Our Lord trusted no man; yet He was never suspicious, never bitter, never in despair about any man because He put [...]
The Life That Lives
May 27, 2005
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. – Luke 24:49 The disciples had to tarry until the day of Pentecost not for their own preparation only; they had to wait until the Lord was glorified historically. As [...]
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Think as Jesus Taught
May 26, 2005
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Pray without ceasing. – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 We think rightly or wrongly about prayer according to the conception we have in our minds of prayer. If we think of prayer as the breath in our lungs and the blood from our hearts, we think rightly. The [...]
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Notable Quotable
May 25, 2005
“He will not be a wise man who does not study the human heart.” Charles H. Spurgeon
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The Test of Self-Interest
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. If thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. – Genesis 13:9 As soon as you begin to live the life of faith in God, fascinating [...]
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Notable Quotable
May 24, 2005
“Idealism is fine; but as it approaches reality, the cost becomes prohibitive.” William F. Buckley Jr.
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The Delight of Despair
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. – Revelation 1:17 It may be that like the apostle John you know Jesus Christ intimately, when suddenly He appears with no familiar characteristic at all, and the only thing you can do is [...]
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Notable Quotable
May 23, 2005
“No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth.” Charles H. Spurgeon
Careful Infidelity
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body what ye shall put on. – Matthre 6:25 Jesus sums up commonsense carefulness in a disciple as infidelity. If we have received the Spirit of God, [...]
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Notable Quotable
May 20, 2005
“Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time” Winston Churchill
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