By Oswald Chambers Being justified freely by His grace… — Romans 3:24 The Gospel of the grace of God awakens an intense longing in human souls and an equally intense resentment because the revelation which it brings is not palatable. There is a certain pride in man that will give and give, but to come…

By Oswald Chambers By the grace of God, I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain… —1 Corinthians 15:10 The way we continually talk about our own inabilities is an insult to our Creator. To complain over our incompetence is to accuse God falsely of having overlooked us. Get…

He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. – Luke 18:14 It ought not to be difficult for us to humble ourselves, for what have we to be proud of? We ought to take the lowest place without being told to do so. If we are sensible and honest, we shall be little in our own eyes.…

Obedience Or Independence? By Oswald Chambers If you love Me, keep My commandments. —John 14:15 Our Lord never insists on obedience. He stresses very definitely what we ought to do, but He never forces us to do it. We have to obey Him out of a oneness of spirit with Him. That is why whenever…

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. – Ps 126:5 Weeping times are suitable for sowing: we do not want the ground to be too dry. Seed steeped in the tears of earnest anxiety will come up all the sooner. The salt of prayerful tears will give the good seed a flavor which…