The Ministry of the Unnoticed

The Ministry of the Unnoticed By Oswald Chambers Blessed are the poor in spirit. — Matthew 5:3 The New Testament notices things we completely overlook. When Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” he is elevating a state which counts for nothing according to our...

Discipline

Discipline By Oswald Chambers Do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you. — Hebrews 12:5 It’s very easy to quench the Spirit. We do it by despising the discipline of the Lord and by losing heart when he rebukes us. If we have...

The Cross in Prayer

The Cross in Prayer By Oswald Chambers In that day you will ask in my name. — John 16:26 We are too much given to thinking of the cross as something we have to get through, imagining it simply as the gateway to our salvation. We have to realize that we get through the...

The Death Side of Sanctification

The Death Side of Sanctification By Oswald Chambers It is God’s will that you should be sanctified. —1 Thessalonians 4:3 In sanctification, God has to deal with us on the death side as well as on the life side. On the death side of sanctification, I identify myself...

Disposition and Deeds

Disposition and Deeds By Oswald Chambers Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. —Matthew 5:20 The defining characteristic of Christian disciples is not that they do...

The Miracle of Belief

The Miracle of Belief By Oswald Chambers My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words. —1 Corinthians 2:4 Paul was a scholar and an orator of the highest abilities. When he says that he didn’t use “wise and persuasive words” in delivering the...