OSWALD CHAMBERS
May 20th.THE REALM OF THE REAL
"In your patience possess ye your souls." Luke 21:19
When a man is born again, there is not the same robustness in his thinking or reasoning for a time as formerly. We have to make an expression of the new life, to form the mind of Christ. "Acquire your soul with patience." Many of us prefer to stay at the threshold of the Christian life instead of going on to construct a soul in accordance with the new life God has put within. We fail because we are ignorant of the way we are made, we put things down to the devil instead of our own undisciplined natures. Think what we can be when we are roused!
There are certain things we must not pray about - moods, for instance. Moods never go by praying, moods go by kicking. A mood nearly always has its seat in the physical condition, not in the moral. It is a continual effort not to listen to the moods which arise from a physical condition, never submit to them for a second. We have to take ourselves by the scruff of the neck and shake ourselves, and we will find that we can do what we said we could not. The curse with most of us is that we won't. The Christian life is one of incarnate spiritual pluck. (it's a matter of willingness and if our heart is yielding and yielded )
(I like the way Oswald doesn't soft handle this topic) And I would just like to add to this that part of our purpose as in belonging to one another is to help rouse one another; help one another to not mind and sympathize with moods that come and go, but to truly have an unction from above where we are able to walk in the Spirit and not mind the things of the flesh. As members of One Body as we walk in the Spirit and dwell richly in Him, in turn others are right there with us and lifted up there in the Spirit as well. We are members one with another. There is strength and power when brethren dwell together in unity. (how good and pleasant it is). It's not complicated, there is much to be gained by just being One in Him and free in Him and love & enjoy His people) Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is Liberty , and liberty from our moods !
have a great day !
2 comments:
Ruth,
For some reason I am not surprised in seeing you comment on this poignant thought our brother has shared with us.
Misery so ofetn loves company doesn't it, but provoking others unto love and good works seems to be all part of the loving heart of our Father.
Os so aptly puts it in addressing the need for us all to see our soul come into its rightful place as a servent to our spirit union with Father, rather than it, our soul ruling us!
The 'Mystery' of Christ being our only Life is much like a loving but powerful battering ram constantly addressing the lies from the father of lies hidden within our soul, and I say Papa bring it on!
Blessings to you my Friend :)
"loving but powerful battering ram constantly addressing the lies from the father of lies hidden within our souls"
amen.
God's love goes where it needs to go in us , His love
is so deep and He sees things exactly as they should be seen and need to be seen.
thanks Rich
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