hey guys-
i was reading from oswald chamber’s devotional, ‘my utmost for His highest’, tonight and found it quite amazing how it so related to some of what we were speaking about last night. so, i wanted to share it with you:
careful infidelity
‘take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for
your body, what ye shall put on’ matt 6:25
Jesus sums up common-sense carefulness in a disciple as infidelity. if we have received the Spirit of God, He will press through and say – now where does God come in in this relationship, in this mapped out holiday, until we learn to make Him our first consideration. whenever we put other things first, there is confusion.
‘take no thought …’ don’t take the pressure of forethought upon yourself. it is not only wrong to worry, it is infidelity, because worrying means that we do not think that God can look after the practical details of our lives, and it is never anything else that worries us. have you ever noticed what Jesus said would choke the word He puts in? the devil? no, the cares of this world. it is the little worries always. i will not trust where i cannot see, that is where infidelity begins. the only cure for infidelity is obedience to the Spirit.
the great word of Jesus to his disciples is
abandon.
press on my brothers and sisters. my prayer is that God grows our faith and trust deeper every day. you guys are awesome.
