Today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers is a perfect lesson for today!
Can A Saint Slander God?
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.
AMEN! All of the Word of God boils down to this:
15 In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him, trusts Him, and relies on Him] may not perish, but have eternal life and [actually] live forever! 16 For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject, to condemn, to pass sentence on) the world, but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him. 18 He who believes in Him [who clings to, trusts in, relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment; for him there is no rejection, no condemnation—he incurs no damnation]; but he who does not believe (cleave to, rely on, trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God. [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ’s name.]
Our GOOD, GOOD GOD has already supplied everything that any of us could ever need through His Word and His Spirit! He is NOT holding ANYTHING against us any longer! JESUS has died and rose again FROM death in order to provide eternal LIFE for all of us 'whosoever wills"! Get yourself REALLY ready to minister in these next days, weeks and maybe months because people are being born into God's Kingdom at a faster rate than EVER before! Be ready to give an answer for that great hope that is within you! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "New Wine":Shalom in Him!
