Today I want to share a small portion of "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers.
Look unto Me, and be ye saved. — Isaiah 45:22
Do we expect God to come to us with His blessings and save us? He says — “Look unto Me, and be saved.” The great difficulty spiritually is to
concentrate on God, and it is His blessings that make it difficult. Troubles
nearly always make us look to God; His blessings are apt to make us look
elsewhere. The teaching of the Sermon on the Mount is, in effect — Narrow all
your interests until the attitude of mind and heart and body is concentration
on Jesus Christ.
Over the 35 years of The Spoken Word Church, we have seen this to be true very many times! People who are in need, whether that need is spiritual, mental, physical, financial, or family wise, are usually ready to do whatever it takes to get out of bondage. We have seen so many powerful and sometimes miraculous results from people choosing to put God and His Word as their #1 priority! When the answers come, many rejoice and then make the decision to STAY committed and connected to God and His Word on a consistent basis. There have been some, however, who received the answer to their need with great rejoicing, but then began to give more attention to the blessings and provision rather than the ONE Who caused it all to happen! If and when people truly realize that very good thing about themselves and in their lives comes from God (James 1:17), they will be more likely to reverence and honor HIM! THAT is the attitude of faith that brings consistent success and continued favor! AMEN! There was another quote on the page where the selection above came from that is simple, yes a very profound TRUTH!
"Sincerity means that the appearance and the reality are exactly the same."
I love this! Don't pressure yourself that you must behave in a certain way to be recognized as a Christian! The Word of God tells us that we will be known by our LOVE (John 13:35) Don't try to impress people with your Christianity. LOVE them with it! Be REAL! That will mean actually obeying the two commandments that JESUS gave to us in Matthew 22:37-39:
37 And He replied to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (intellect). 38 This is the great (most important, principal) and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as [you do] yourself.
AMEN! Do THIS and your actions will get their attention and lead them to JESUS! SINCERE LOVE! THAT is the God kind of LOVE and it WILL make an unshakable impression! HALLELUJAH! Here is Hillsong Young and Free with "Real Love":
Shalom in Him!
