Today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers speaks of something that has been on my heart at times over the past year. He speaks in a little different way, but the message is SO good!
Isn’t There
Some Misunderstanding?
Let us go
into Judea again. His disciples say unto Him…Goest Thou thither again? — John 11:7-8
I may not
understand what Jesus Christ says, but it is dangerous to say that therefore He
was mistaken in what He said. It is never right to think that my obedience to a
word of God will bring dishonour to Jesus. The only thing that will bring
dishonour is not obeying Him. To put my view of His honour in place of what He
is plainly impelling me to do is never right, although it may arise from a real
desire to prevent Him being put to open shame. I know when the proposition
comes from God because of its quiet persistence. When I have to weigh the pros and cons, and
doubt and debate come in, I am bringing in an element that is not of God, and I
come to the conclusion that the suggestion was not a right one. Many of us are
loyal to our notions of Jesus Christ, but how many of us are loyal to Him?
Loyalty to Jesus means I have to step out where I do not see anything (cf.
Matthew 14:29); loyalty to my notions means that I clear the ground first by my
intelligence. Faith is not intelligent understanding, faith is deliberate
commitment to a Person where I see no way.
Are you
debating whether to take a step in faith in Jesus or to wait until you can see
how to do the thing yourself? Obey Him with glad reckless joy. When He says
something and you begin to debate, it is because you have a conception of His
honour which is not His honour. Are you loyal to Jesus or loyal to your notion
of Him? Are you loyal to what He says, or are you trying to compromise with
conceptions which never came from Him? “Whatsoever He saith unto you, do
it.”
AMEN! So many times we hear from God, and we KNOW it, but we allow the enemy to intimidate with his lies and innuendos! What to do? If the problem is that we truly don't understand, then get back in your place of fellowship with Him and ask until it is clear! If the problem is that you don't feel adequate for the 'job', then humble yourself under HIS mighty hand and HE will lift you up, give you the words, direct your steps and then HE will get all the glory, as it should be! If the problem is caring about what other people will say, then you need to spend the time required meditating on God's Word until you fall so in love with HIM again that those thoughts are tossed away as the junk that they are! Paul determined to KNOW the LORD more intimately every day (Philippians 3:10 AMP), so that he could continue to reach people with the powerful and glorious GOSPEL! Refuse to let anything come between you and the LORD JESUS! Make HIM you first priority and everything and everyone in your life will fall into place! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "One Thing":Shalom in Him!
