I want to share "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers again today!
The “Go” Of Preparation
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there thou
rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; leave there thy gift
before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then
come and offer thy gift. Matthew 5:23, 24
It is easy to imagine that we will get to a place where we are complete
and ready, but preparation is not suddenly accomplished, it is a process
steadily maintained. It is dangerous to get into a settled state of experience.
It is preparation and preparation.
The sense of sacrifice appeals readily to a young Christian. Humanly
speaking, the one thing that attracts to Jesus Christ is our sense of the
heroic, and the scrutiny of Our Lord’s words suddenly brings this tide of
enthusiasm to the test. “First be reconciled to thy brother.” The “go” of
preparation is to let the word of God scrutinise. The sense of heroic sacrifice
is not good enough. The thing the Holy Spirit is detecting in you is the
disposition that will never work in His service. No one but God can detect that
disposition in you. Have you anything to hide from God? If you have, then let
God search you with His light. If there is sin, confess it, not admit it.
Are you willing to obey your Lord and Master whatever the humiliation to your
right to yourself may be?
Never discard a conviction. If it is important enough for the Spirit of
God to have brought it to your mind, it is that thing He is detecting. You were
looking for a great thing to give up. God is telling you of some tiny thing;
but at the back of it there lies the central citadel of obstinacy: “I will not
give up my right to myself” — the thing God intends you to give up if ever you
are going to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Notice that he says that it is DANGEROUS to get into a 'settled' state of experience! We should NEVER be SATISFIED with our growth in the things of God! Content, yes! But never satisfied! We will ALWAYS have something to learn UNTIL we see Him face to face, and THEN we will have more questions! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with an appropriate song called "Go":
