http://www.rbc.org/ http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/20/devotion.aspx @/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/20/devotion.aspx Beware of the pleasant view of the fatherhood of God: God is so kind and loving that of course He will forgive us. That thought, based solely on emotion, cannot be found anywhere in the New Testament. The only basis on which God can forgive us is the tremendous tragedy of the Cross of Christ. To base our forgiveness Oswald Chambers Sat, 20 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/19/devotion.aspx @/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/19/devotion.aspx Very few of us know anything about conviction of sin. We know the experience of being disturbed because we have done wrong things. But conviction of sin by the Holy Spirit blots out every relationship on earth and makes us aware of only one— "Against You, You only, have I sinned . . ." ( Psalm 51:4  ). When a person is Oswald Chambers Fri, 19 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/18/devotion.aspx @/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/18/devotion.aspx If there is even a trace of individual self-satisfaction left in us, it always says, "I can’t surrender," or "I can’t be free." But the spiritual part of our being never says "I can’t"; it simply soaks up everything around it. Our spirit hungers Oswald Chambers Thu, 18 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/17/devotion.aspx @/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/17/devotion.aspx Abraham, at this point, has reached where he is in touch with the very nature of God. He now understands the reality of God. My goal is God Himself . . . At any cost, dear Lord, by any road. "At any cost . . . by any road" means submitting to God’s Oswald Chambers Wed, 17 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/16/devotion.aspx @/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/16/devotion.aspx In the Scriptures, the great miracle of the incarnation slips into the ordinary life of a child; the great miracle of the transfiguration fades into the demon-possessed valley below; the glory of the resurrection descends into a breakfast on the seashore. This is not Oswald Chambers Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/15/devotion.aspx @/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/15/devotion.aspx One of the hardest lessons to learn comes from our stubborn refusal to refrain from interfering in other people’s lives. It takes a long time to realize the danger of being an amateur Oswald Chambers Mon, 15 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/14/devotion.aspx @/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/14/devotion.aspx We should be so one with God that we don’t need to ask continually for guidance. Sanctification means that we are made the children of God. A child’s life is normally obedient, until he chooses disobedience. But as soon as he chooses to disobey, an inherent inner conflict is Oswald Chambers Sun, 14 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/13/devotion.aspx @/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/13/devotion.aspx We should battle through our moods, feelings, and emotions into absolute devotion to the Lord Jesus. We must break out of our own little world of experience into abandoned devotion to Him. Think who the New Testament says Jesus Christ is, and then think of the despicable meagerness of the miserable Oswald Chambers Sat, 13 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/12/devotion.aspx @/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/12/devotion.aspx You no longer look at things in the same way. Your desires are new and the old things have lost their power to attract you. One of the tests for determining if the work of salvation in your life is genuine is— has God changed the things that really matter to you? If you still yearn for Oswald Chambers Fri, 12 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/11/devotion.aspx @/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/11/devotion.aspx God’s command is, "Take now," not later. It is incredible how we debate! We know something is right, but we try to find excuses for not doing it immediately. If we are to climb to the Oswald Chambers Thu, 11 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/10/devotion.aspx @/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/10/devotion.aspx After sanctification, it is difficult to state what your purpose in life is, because God has moved you into His purpose through the Holy Spirit. He is using you now for His purposes throughout the world as He used His Son for the purpose of our salvation. If you seek great things for Oswald Chambers Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/09/devotion.aspx @/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/09/devotion.aspx The Christian worker has to be a sacred "go-between." He must be so closely identified with his Lord and the reality of His redemption that Christ can continually bring His creating life Oswald Chambers Tue, 09 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/08/devotion.aspx @/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/08/devotion.aspx We realize that we are energized by the Holy Spirit for prayer; and we know what it is to pray in accordance with the Spirit; but we don’t often realize that the Holy Spirit Himself prays prayers in us which Oswald Chambers Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST http://www.rbc.org/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/07/devotion.aspx @/devotionals/my-utmost-for-his-highest/11/07/devotion.aspx Never put yourself in front of your circumstances and say, "I’m going to be my own providence here; I will watch this closely, or protect myself from that." All your circumstances are in the hand of God, and therefore you don’t ever have to think they are unnatural or unique. Your part in intercessory Oswald Chambers Sun, 07 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST