Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest
58 quotes
"Never look for justice in this world, but never cease to give it."
"Remember whose you are and whom you serve."
"God always ignores the present perfection for the ultimate perfection."
"We act like pagans in a crisis--only one out of an entire crowd is daring enough to invest his faith in the character of God."
"... God loved me not because I was lovable, but because it was His nature to do so."
"As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead."
"One of the penalties of sin is our acceptance of it."
"Jesus doesn't bring anything up from the wells of human nature--He brings them down from above."
"A heartless Christian must be a terrible grief to our Lord."
"Never look for justice in this world, never cease to give it."
"Never allow anything to divert you from your insight into Jesus Christ. It is the true test of whether you are spiritual or not. To be unspiritual means that other things have a growing fascination for you. Since mine eyes have looked on Jesus, I’ve lost sight of all beside, So enchained my spirit’s vision, Gazing on the Crucified."
"It is a solemn thing, and no small scandal in the Kingdom, to see God's children starving while actually seated at the Father's table."
"Dec. 31… “Let the past rest, but let it rest in the sweet embrace of Christ. Leave the broken, irreversible past in His hands, and step out into the invincible future with Him."
"Prayer is not an exercise, it is the life of the saint. Beware of anything that stops the offering up of prayer."
"The purpose of prayer is that we get ahold of God, not of the answer."
"When we lose sight of God we become hard and dogmatic. We hurl our own petitions at God’s throne and dictate to Him as to what we wish Him to do. We do not worship God, nor do we seek to form the mind of Christ. If we are hard towards God, we will become hard towards other people."
"When you are in the dark, listen, and God will give you a very precious message for someone else once you are back in the light."
"He comes where He commands us to leave."
"The proof that our relationship is right with God is that we do our best whether we feel inspired or not."
"Never be afraid when God brings back your past. Let your memory have its way with you. It is a minister of God bringing its rebuke and sorrow to you."
"If sympathy is all that human beings need, then the Cross of Christ is an absurdity and there is absolutely no need for it. What the world needs is not "a little bit of love," but major surgery. If you think you are helping lost people with your sympathy and understanding, you are a traitor to Jesus Christ. You must have a right-standing relationship with Him yourself, and pour your life out in helping others in His way— not in a human way that ignores God."
"You may often have to watch Jesus Christ wreck a life before He saves it."
"Paul was devoted to a Person, not a cause."
"Narrow all your interests until your mind, heart, and body are focused on Jesus Christ."
"God did not direct His call to Isaiah— Isaiah overheard God saying, ". . . who will go for Us?" The call of God is not just for a select few but for everyone. Whether I hear God’s call or not depends on the condition of my ears, and exactly what I hear depends upon my spiritual attitude."