Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. That My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. – John 15:11 What was the joy that Jesus had? It is an insult to use the word happiness in connection with Jesus Christ. The joy of Jesus was the absolute self-surrender [...]

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, but rejoice because you are rightly related to Me. The snare in Christian work is [...]

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 of life, inner peace is impossible unless it is received from Jesus. When Our Lord [...]

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. . .!’ ‘Oh well, I suppose I must devote my life to God.’ There is none of [...]

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 is that of a good child asking for a good thing. We talk about prayer [...]

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 thy Father in secret.’ Prayer is an effort of will. After we have entered our [...]

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 in my experience where I can say- “I indeed. . . but Heâ€?? Until that [...]