Oswald Chambers (24 July 1874 – 15 November 1917) was an early twentieth-century Scottish Baptist and Holiness Movement evangelist and teacher, best known for the devotional My Utmost for His Highest.
The test of a man’s religious life and character is not what he does in the exceptional moments of life, but what he does in the ordinary times, when there is nothing tremendous or exciting on. The worth of a man is revealed in his attitude to ordinary things when he is not before the footlights.
The honour of Jesus Christ is at stake in your bodily life. Are you remaining loyal to the Son of God in the things which beset His life in you? Do you continue to go with Jesus? The way lies through Gethsemane, through the city gate, outside the camp; the way lies alone, and the way lies until there is no trace of a footstep left, only the voice, 'Follow Me. '
There is a call to spiritual perseverance. A call not to hang on and do nothing, but to work deliberately, knowing with certainty that God will never be defeated.
The Bible is not a book that you can open and say, 'Now, Lord, put some magic into my soul that will open up the meaning of this book. ' There is only one way really to understand the Word, and that is through wrestling with the circumstances and happenings of life.
When God gives a vision, transact business on that line, no matter what it costs.
The only basis on which to work for God is an esteemed appreciation of his deliverance.
God does not exist to answer our prayers, but by our prayers we come to discern the mind of God.
If my ruling disposition is self-interest, I perceive that everything that happens to me is always for or against my self-interest; if, on the other hand, my ruling disposition is obedience to God, I perceive Him to be at work for my perfecting in everything that happens to me.
Eternal life is not a gift from God; eternal life is the gift OF GOD.
The height of the mountaintop is measured by the drab drudgery of the valley.
Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust which never dreams that He will not stand by us.
Many of us have a mental conception of what a Christian should be, and the lives of the saints become a hindrance to our concentration on God.
One of the most difficult questions to answer in Christian work is, 'What do you expect to do?' You don't know what you are going to do. The only thing you know is that God knows what He is doing. . . . . . . Hav e you been asking what God is going to do? He will never tell you. God does not tell you what He is going to do. He reveals to you who he is.
Many people have turned back because they are afraid to look at things from God's perspective. The greatest spiritual crisis comes when a person has to move a little farther on in his faith than the beliefs he has already accepted.
No power on earth or in hell can conquer the Spirit of God in a human spirit
Trust yourself in God's hands. Maintain your relationship to Jesus Christ by the patience of faith. 'Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him. '
The way to grow strong in Christ is to become weak in yourself.
The great enemy of the life of faith in God is not sin, but the good which is not good enough. The good is always the enemy of the best.
God is my Father, He loves me, I shall never think of anything He will forget. Why should I worry?
There are certain things we must not pray about - moods, for instance. Moods never go by praying, moods go by kicking.