the Journey
the Journey
March 29
Our Lord’s Surprise Visits
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST, OSWALD CHAMBERS
You also be ready . . .
—Luke 12:40
"A Christian worker’s greatest need is a readiness to face Jesus Christ at any and every turn. This is not easy, no matter what our experience has been. This battle is not against sin, difficulties, or circumstances, but against being so absorbed in our service to Jesus Christ that we are not ready to face Jesus Himself at every turn. The greatest need is not facing our beliefs or doctrines, or even facing the question of whether or not we are of any use to Him, but the need is to face Him.
Jesus rarely comes where we expect Him; He appears where we least expect Him, and always in the most illogical situations. The only way a servant can remain true to God is to be ready for the Lord’s surprise visits. This readiness will not be brought about by service, but through intense spiritual reality, expecting Jesus Christ at every turn. This sense of expectation will give our life the attitude of childlike wonder He wants it to have. If we are going to be ready for Jesus Christ, we have to stop being religious. In other words, we must stop using religion as if it were some kind of a lofty lifestyle-we must be spiritually real.
If you are avoiding the call of the religious thinking of today’s world, and instead are "looking unto Jesus" ( Hebrews 12:2 ), setting your heart on what He wants, and thinking His thoughts, you will be considered impractical and a daydreamer. But when He suddenly appears in the work of the heat of the day, you will be the only one who is ready. You should trust no one, and even ignore the finest saint on earth if he blocks your sight of Jesus Christ."
(MY COMMENTS ON THIS DEVOTIONAL)
I love this today.
Jesus Christ wants a relationship with each one of us that is Real and that can touch the very circumstances that we find ourself in day upon day!!
He does not want pretension and hypocrisy. He does not want religious facades and programs. He does not want us to pretend to be Righteous and Holy. He wants us to be real with him, transparent. He wants to strip away every facade that has been built around each one of us so that we may come to know Him , truly as He is !!
We first need to let go of what we deem spiritual religious and Holy, and humbly acknowledge and ask Him to instead reveal Who He Is to us !! If we do that God, will show up perhaps when we least expect him to, but He Will Show UP!! It might not be even in a building on Sunday morning, but it may instead be in your most needy moments that you will come to find that He is there for you, entreating you on a journey of living LOVED by HIM.
As we grow in the reality of HIs Love and the Reality that He is not interested in us pretending any longer, this is tremendous opportunity to truly come to know HIm More and More, where we can begin to grow in trust, yes, child like trust. Trust grows as confidence in His Love for us grows.
March 29
Our Lord’s Surprise Visits
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST, OSWALD CHAMBERS
You also be ready . . .
—Luke 12:40
"A Christian worker’s greatest need is a readiness to face Jesus Christ at any and every turn. This is not easy, no matter what our experience has been. This battle is not against sin, difficulties, or circumstances, but against being so absorbed in our service to Jesus Christ that we are not ready to face Jesus Himself at every turn. The greatest need is not facing our beliefs or doctrines, or even facing the question of whether or not we are of any use to Him, but the need is to face Him.
Jesus rarely comes where we expect Him; He appears where we least expect Him, and always in the most illogical situations. The only way a servant can remain true to God is to be ready for the Lord’s surprise visits. This readiness will not be brought about by service, but through intense spiritual reality, expecting Jesus Christ at every turn. This sense of expectation will give our life the attitude of childlike wonder He wants it to have. If we are going to be ready for Jesus Christ, we have to stop being religious. In other words, we must stop using religion as if it were some kind of a lofty lifestyle-we must be spiritually real.
If you are avoiding the call of the religious thinking of today’s world, and instead are "looking unto Jesus" ( Hebrews 12:2 ), setting your heart on what He wants, and thinking His thoughts, you will be considered impractical and a daydreamer. But when He suddenly appears in the work of the heat of the day, you will be the only one who is ready. You should trust no one, and even ignore the finest saint on earth if he blocks your sight of Jesus Christ."
(MY COMMENTS ON THIS DEVOTIONAL)
I love this today.
Jesus Christ wants a relationship with each one of us that is Real and that can touch the very circumstances that we find ourself in day upon day!!
He does not want pretension and hypocrisy. He does not want religious facades and programs. He does not want us to pretend to be Righteous and Holy. He wants us to be real with him, transparent. He wants to strip away every facade that has been built around each one of us so that we may come to know Him , truly as He is !!
We first need to let go of what we deem spiritual religious and Holy, and humbly acknowledge and ask Him to instead reveal Who He Is to us !! If we do that God, will show up perhaps when we least expect him to, but He Will Show UP!! It might not be even in a building on Sunday morning, but it may instead be in your most needy moments that you will come to find that He is there for you, entreating you on a journey of living LOVED by HIM.
As we grow in the reality of HIs Love and the Reality that He is not interested in us pretending any longer, this is tremendous opportunity to truly come to know HIm More and More, where we can begin to grow in trust, yes, child like trust. Trust grows as confidence in His Love for us grows.
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