Sin is not wrong doing, it is wrong BEING, deliberate and emphatic independence of God. Oswald Chambers More Quotes by Oswald Chambers More Quotes From Oswald Chambers When you are in the dark, listen, and God will give you a very precious message. Oswald Chambers messages dark giving God does not give us overcoming life; He gives us life as we overcome. Oswald Chambers overcoming doe giving The center of salvation is the Cross of Jesus, and the reason it is so easy to obtain salvation is because it cost God so much. Oswald Chambers cost reason jesus The teaching of the Sermon on the Mount is not--Do your duty, but--Do what is not your duty. It is not your duty to go the second mile, to turn the other cheek, but Jesus says if we are His disciples we shall always do these things. There will be no spirit of--"Oh, well, I cannot do any more, I have been so misrepresented and misunderstood". . . Never look for right in the other man, but never cease to be right yourself. We are always looking for justice; the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount is--Never look for justice, but never cease to live it. Oswald Chambers teaching men jesus When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, 'I can't.' Oswald Chambers almighty spirit god I have to learn that the aim in life is God's, not mine. Oswald Chambers aim mines life-is The peace that Jesus gives is never engineered by circumstances on the outside. Oswald Chambers christian giving jesus If you are going through a time of discouragement, there is a time or great personal growth ahead. Oswald Chambers discouragement growth challenges Prayer is an effort of will. Oswald Chambers effort prayer God rarely allows a person to see how great a blessing he is to others. Oswald Chambers persons blessing The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone. Oswald Chambers business inspirational life It is the unseen and the spiritual in people that determines the outward and the actual. Oswald Chambers unseen spiritual people Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading. Oswald Chambers christianity faith inspirational Wait on God and He will work, but don't wait in spiritual sulks because you cannot see an inch in front of you! Are we detached enough from our spiritual hysterics to wait on God? To wait is not to sit with folded hands, but to learn to do what we are told. Oswald Chambers spiritual waiting hands There is no joy in the soul that has forgotten what God prizes. Oswald Chambers soul forgotten joy It is impossible to live the life of a disciple without definite times of secret prayer. You will find that the place to enter in is in your business, as you walk along the streets, in the ordinary ways of life, when no one dreams you are praying, and the reward comes openly, a revival here, a blessing there. Oswald Chambers live-life prayer dream Service is the overflow which pours from a life filled with love and devotion. Oswald Chambers overflow filled devotion In the spiritual domain, criticism is love turned sour. In a wholesome spiritual life there is no room for criticism. The critical faculty is an intellectual one, not a moral one. If criticism becomes a habit it will destroy the moral energy of the life and paralyse spiritual force. The only person who can criticise human beings is the Holy Spirit. Oswald Chambers criticism intellectual spiritual God's grace turns out men and women with a strong family likeness to Jesus Christ, not milksops. Oswald Chambers strong men jesus Patience is more than endurance. A saint's life is in the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see, and He stretches and strains, and every now and again the saint says--'I cannot stand anymore.' God does not heed, He goes on stretching till His purpose is in sight, then He lets fly. Trust yourself in God's hands. Maintain your relationship to Jesus Christ by the patience of faith. 'Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him. Oswald Chambers archer sight jesus
