Good evening friends. Hope you are all well. I read several devotions each day and scriptures to glean encouragement to share with my church and occasionally with you. I don’t know if many of you read “My Utmost for His Highest” by Oswald Chambers but he is well worth taking the time to read. My oldest son, got me hooked on him by giving me his devotional book many years ago. Now I read him online. Today, Oswald reminds us that God uses the tiny things of our life to move us in the right direction for His purpose.
I must begin to transform my natural life into spiritual life by obedience to Him. Oswald Chambers
I think there are times we feel defeated because of our thinking “how in the world can I rise myself up to this level of perfect holiness in the fear of God?
Tonight I want to explain that concept but from a different angle. If we look at the benefits we receive when we transform our worldly thoughts, making our motives more pure, it changes our perspective and our desire with us wanting to be more holy as He is holy. And while we know this is what we should do … it can seem really hard. So, I want to show you that it is not as hard as it seems. The world and the negative forces around us just want us to stay broken like they are broken. But 2 Corinthians 5:15, reminds us that in Christ we are a new creation. New…the old is gone..so see we can do this.
And in reality, we need to remember who really should be driving the life train…because when we drive it, we have a tendency to crash it. Not what we want and especially not what God wants. He has a purpose for us.
And since God did the choosing, that means we are part of His team. And I think we can all agree that this is a pretty awesome team to be a member of.
And we all know that we love hanging around with our friends. And if that concept is too casual for you, you can look at it like this – He is the King and we are all princes and princesses, for we are His children, working together to help purify His kingdom to come.
May you all have a safe and restful evening. Always remember how very much you are loved and always remember to be kind.
For the Love of 
Anita, I appreciate yours posts so much. I was given a copy of the Oswald Chambers devotions many years ago. Read through it daily but I think maybe it is time to do it again. 😊
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My dog ate my copy. I was glad to find it online. Thank you for reading my thoughts.
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Wonderful, thank you! May I add Psalm 37:4 to these thoughts: Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart (NIV). When I rightly place my desires in seeking God’s presence, all the wants of my world slip away as I find the unmatched contentment of simply being His loved child.
Blessings,
Pastor Chuck
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Thank you so much for your affirmation. Any added encouragement is always welcome.
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