Monday, May 7, 2012

COULD THIS BE TRUE OF ME?

          “But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself.”  (Acts 20:24)


          “It is easier to serve God without a vision, easier to work for God without a call, because then you are not bothered by what God requires; common sense is your guide, veneered over with Christian sentiment. You will be more prosperous and successful, more leisure-hearted, if you never realize the call of God. But if once you receive a commission from Jesus Christ, the memory of what God wants will always come like a goad; you will not longer be able to work for Him on the common-sense basis.


          What do I really count dear? If I have not been gripped by Jesus Christ, I will count service dear, time given to God dear, my life dear unto myself. Paul says he counted his life dear only in order that he might fulfill the ministry he had received; he refused to use his energy for any other thing. Acts 20:24 states Paul’s almost sublime annoyance at being asked to consider himself; he was absolutely indifferent to any consideration other than that of fulfilling the ministry he had received. Practical work may be a competitor against abandonment to God, because practical work is based on this argument—Remember how useful you are here, or—Think how much value you would be in that particular type of work. That attitude does not put Jesus Christ as the Guide as to where we should go, but our judgment as to where we are of most use. Never consider whether you are of use; but ever consider that you are not your own but His.”


Taken from Devotions for MORNING and EVENING with OSWALD CHAMBERS   Inspirational Press New York.   (pg 132  for March 4th)

          “For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness.”  (1 Tess. 4:7, NKJV))



OUR DAILY BREAD

Please help me, Lord, in all I do
To act and think with motives true;
And by Your love reveal to me
Those sins that only You can see. —D. De Haan

In our desire to help, let’s love with pure motives.”

(4/7/12)

Be sure to check tonight’s post: BECOMING MORE FRUITFUL



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