Today I am going to share "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers again because it goes right along with yesterday's devotional.
Could This Be True Of Me?
But none of these things move me,
neither count I my life dear unto myself. — Acts 20:24
It is easier to serve God without
a vision, easier to work for God without a call, because then you are not
bothered by what God requires; common sense is your guide, veneered over with
Christian sentiment. You will be more prosperous and successful, more
leisure-hearted, if you never realize the call of God. But if once you receive
a commission from Jesus Christ, the memory of what God wants will always come
like a goad; you will no longer be able to work for Him on the commonsense
basis.
What do I really count dear? If I
have not been gripped by Jesus Christ, I will count service dear, time given to
God dear, my life dear unto myself. Paul says he counted his life dear only in
order that he might fulfil the ministry he had received; he refused to use his
energy for any other thing. Acts 20:24 states Paul’s almost sublime annoyance
at being asked to consider himself; he was absolutely indifferent to any
consideration other than that of fulfilling the ministry he had received.
Practical work may be a competitor against abandonment to God, because
practical work is based on this argument – “Remember how useful you are here,”
or – “Think how much value you would be in that particular type of work.” That
attitude does not put Jesus Christ as the Guide as to where we should go, but
our judgment as to where we are of most use. Never consider whether you are of
use; but ever consider that you are not your own but His.
Shalom in Him!
