Today I want to share Oswald Chambers' devotional, "My Utmost For His Highest"!
Are You Obsessed by Something?
Who is the man that fears the Lord? —Psalm 25:12
Are you obsessed by something? You will probably say, “No,
by nothing,” but all of us are obsessed by something— usually by ourselves, or,
if we are Christians, by our own experience of the Christian life. But the
psalmist says that we are to be obsessed by God. The abiding awareness of the
Christian life is to be God Himself, not just thoughts about Him. The total
being of our life inside and out is to be absolutely obsessed by the presence
of God. A child’s awareness is so absorbed in his mother that although he is
not consciously thinking of her, when a problem arises, the abiding
relationship is that with the mother. In that same way, we are to “live and
move and have our being” in God (Acts 17:28), looking at everything in relation
to Him, because our abiding awareness of Him continually pushes itself to the
forefront of our lives.
If we are obsessed by God, nothing else can get into our
lives— not concerns, nor tribulation, nor worries. And now we understand why
our Lord so emphasized the sin of worrying. How can we dare to be so absolutely
unbelieving when God totally surrounds us? To be obsessed by God is to have an
effective barricade against all the assaults of the enemy.
“He himself shall dwell in prosperity…” (Psalm 25:13). God
will cause us to “dwell in prosperity,” keeping us at ease, even in the midst
of tribulation, misunderstanding, and slander, if our “life is hidden with
Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3). We rob ourselves of the miraculous, revealed
truth of this abiding companionship with God. “God is our refuge…” (Psalm 46:1).
Nothing can break through His shelter of protection.
I LOVE that we are to be "obsessed" with GOD! Remember, HE is OBSESSED with US! HALLELUJAH! Here is Hillsong with "Closer":
Shalom in Him!
