Practical Simplicity ~ For His Glory

My Utmost For His Highest

This year I am reading “My utmost for His Highest” by Oswald Chambers and it is such a wonderful book to read! You read a small section a day for the whole year and each section though it is small, is so powerful and is a wonderful way to start my day after reading God’s word! I thought I would share with you today’s section that I read this morning………

“March 17

The Worker’s Ruling Passion

“Wherefore we labour that…..we may be acceptable of Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:9

“Wherefore we labour…..” It is arduous work to keep the master ambition in front. It means holding one’s self to the high ideal year in and year out, not being ambitious to win souls or to establish churches or to have revivals, but being ambitious only to be “accepted of Him”. It is not lack of spiritual experience that leads to failure, but lack of labouring to keep the ideal right. Once a week at least to take stock before God and see whether you are keeping your life up to the standard He wishes. Paul is like a musician who does not heed approval of the audience if he can catch the look of approval from his Master.

Any ambition which is in the tiniest degree away from this central one of being “approved unto God” may end in our being castaways. Learn to discern where the ambition leads, and you will see why it is so necessary to live facing the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul says- ” Lest my body should make me take another line, I am constantly watching so that I may bring it to subjection and keep it under.” (1 Corinthians 9:27) I have to learn to relate everything to the master ambition, and to maintain it without any cessation. My worth to God in public is what I am in private. Is my master ambition to please him and be acceptable to Him, or is it something less, no matter how noble?”

Grace and Peace dear readers,