I am sharing THIS from today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers. Why? Because I LIKE it!
Do You Really Love Him?
She has done a good work for Me. —Mark 14:6
If what we call love doesn’t take us beyond ourselves, it is
not really love. If we have the idea that love is characterized as cautious,
wise, sensible, shrewd, and never taken to extremes, we have missed the true
meaning. This may describe affection and it may bring us a warm feeling, but it
is not a true and accurate description of love.
Have you ever been driven to do something for God not
because you felt that it was useful or your duty to do so, or that there was
anything in it for you, but simply because you love Him? Have you ever realized
that you can give things to God that are of value to Him? Or are you just
sitting around daydreaming about the greatness of His redemption, while
neglecting all the things you could be doing for Him? I’m not referring to
works which could be regarded as divine and miraculous, but ordinary, simple
human things— things which would be evidence to God that you are totally
surrendered to Him. Have you ever create
d what Mary of Bethany created in the
heart of the Lord Jesus? “She has done a good work for Me.”
There are times when it seems as if God watches to see if we
will give Him even small gifts of surrender, just to show how genuine our love
is for Him. To be surrendered to God is of more value than our personal holiness.
Concern over our personal holiness causes us to focus our eyes on ourselves,
and we become overly concerned about the way we walk and talk and look, out of
fear of offending God. “…but perfect love casts out fear…” once we are
surrendered to God (1 John 4:18). We should quit asking ourselves, “Am I of any
use?” and accept the truth that we really are not of much use to Him. The issue
is never of being of use, but of being of value to God Himself. Once we are
totally surrendered to God, He will work through us all the time.
Amen! God is NOT looking for more workers! HE is seeking more worshipers! Those who will worship Him in Spirit and in Truth! I once heard Pastor Bob Yandian say that you can teach a faithful person the skills needed to fulfill a position, but you cannot teach an unfaithful person to be faithful! Let's put first things first and love the Lord our God with everything that is within us! THEN go about doing what He has called us to do! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Desert Song":
Shalom in Him!
