by Oswald Chambers
To be an Uncommon Believer….Let the “First Voice” You Hear in the Morning…. Be the Voice of the LORD
“Never
forget that our capacity in spiritual matters is measured by the
promises of God. Is God able to fulfil His promises? Our answer depends
on whether we have received the Holy Spirit.”
"No man can come to Me, except the Father which hath sent Me draw him." John 6:44
When God draws me, the issue of my will comes in at once - will I react on the revelation which God gives - will I come to Him? Discussion on spiritual matters is an impertinence. Never discuss with anyone when God speaks. Belief is not an intellectual act; belief is a moral act whereby I deliberately commit myself.
Will I dump myself down absolutely on God and transact on what He says?
If I will, I shall find I am based on Reality that is as sure as God's
throne.
In preaching the gospel, always push an issue of will. Belief must be the will to believe. There
must be a surrender of the will, not a surrender to persuasive power, a
deliberate launching forth on God and on what He says until I am no
longer confident in what I have done, I am confident only in God.
The hindrance is that I will not trust God, but only my mental
understanding. As far as feelings go, I must stake all blindly. I must will
to believe, and this can never be done without a violent effort on my
part to disassociate myself from my old ways of looking at things, and
by putting myself right over on to Him.
Every man is made to reach out beyond his grasp.
It is God who draws me, and my relationship to Him in the first place
is a personal one, not an intellectual one. I am introduced into the
relationship by the miracle of God and my own will to believe, then I
begin to get an intelligent appreciation and understanding of the wonder
of the transaction.
“Heavenly Father, thank You for strengthening my inner man with the power and might of Your Spirit. Thank You for dwelling in my heart by faith. Daily, through the work of the Holy Spirit, I am being rooted and grounded more deeply in Your love. It’s Your love that makes every other area of life function to the maximum potentnial. Teach me Your ways of love in dealing with all people, Lord – whether it’s with the heathen, my brothers and sisters in the Lord or natural, my parents, mate, or children, spiritual or natural leaders, or kings, presidents and world leaders. Thank You!” Ephesians 3:16-21.