Today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers is another good reminder!
It Is The Lord!
Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my God. — John 20:28
“Give Me to drink.” How many of us are set upon Jesus Christ slaking
our thirst when we ought to be satisfying Him? We should be pouring out now,
spending to the last limit, not drawing on Him to satisfy us. “Ye shall be
witnesses unto Me” — that means a life of unsullied, uncompromising, and
unbribed devotion to the Lord Jesus, a satisfaction to Him wherever He places
us.
Beware of anything that competes with loyalty to Jesus Christ. The
greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service for Him. It is easier to
serve than to be drunk to the dregs. The one aim of the call of God is the
satisfaction of God, not a call to do something for Him. We are not sent to
battle for God, but to be used by God in His battlings. Are we being more
devoted to service than to Jesus Christ?
Over the years I have met SO many people, including pastors, who are SO busy FOR God that they have no time to actually spend WITH Him! JESUS said that we are to partake of His body and of His blood! That means to get ourselves in position to walk in ALL that HE has provided for us, and we cannot do this without spending time in intimate fellowship WITH HIM! AMEN! If we will commit ourselves to be led by Holy Spirit and to spend time daily in His presence, receiving our 'marching orders', then we will NOT miss God! Instead, we will find His voice becoming clearer every day. Make the decision to instantly obey something that the LORD has told you to do. Now, go about your life, expecting Him to show Himself strong on your behalf! Expect Him in unexpected places and at unexpected times! AMEN! Here is Hillsong UNITED with "Shadow Step":
Shalom in Him!
