Today's "My Utmost For his Highest" by Oswald Chambers contains such TRUTH!
For all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in Him Amen. — 2 Corinthians 1:20
Jesus
told the parable of the talents recorded in Matthew 25 as a warning that it is
possible for us to misjudge our capacity. This parable has not to do with
natural gifts, but with the Pentecostal gift of the Holy Ghost. We must not
measure our spiritual capacity by education or by intellect; our capacity in
spiritual things is measured by the promises of God. If we get less than God
wants us to have, before long we will slander Him as the servant slandered his
master: “You expect more than You give me power to do; You demand too much of
me, I cannot stand true to You where I am placed.” When it is a question of
God’s Almighty Spirit, never say “I can’t.” Never let the limitation of natural
ability come in. If we have received the Holy Spirit, God expects the work of
the Holy Spirit to be manifested in us.
The
servant justified himself in everything he did and condemned his lord on every
point — “Your demand is out of all proportion to what you give.” Have we been
slandering God by daring to worry when He has said: “Seek ye first the Kingdom
of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you”?
Worrying means exactly what this servant implied — “I know You mean to leave me
in the lurch.” The person who is lazy naturally is always captious — “I haven’t
had a decent chance,” and the one who is lazy spiritually is captious with God.
Lazy people always strike out on an independent line.
Never
forget that our capacity in spiritual matters is measured by the promises of
God. Is God able to fulfil His promises? Our answer depends on whether we have
received the Holy Spirit.
The TRUTH that I have established in my own life is this: God's Word is TRUTH! God is 100% ABLE to do what He has promised to do! He is also AT LEAST 100% WILLING to do so! He GAVE His SON! What more could I ask for proof that God means every promise? So, when I fail to stand on those promises, the problem is NEVER God! He does NOT pick and choose who will have the manifestation of the promises and who will not. I DO THAT! By MY belief (faith Romans 8:17) or our unbelief (lack of faith because I neglect the Word that BRINGS faith)! If YOU will establish this solidly in your heart, you will never again be moved by the lies, tricks, schemes, strategies and other shenanigans of the enemy try to steal the Word and faith from you! Get into the Word and get the Word IN YOU! Then: NEVER GIVE UP & NEVER GIVE IN! NEVER!!! Here is Hillsong Worship with "Always Will":
Shalom in Him!
