Word for Today, Mon, 9 May 2005: The Patience Of Faith
Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>
Dear friends,
Oswald Chambers cuts right to the heart of matters of faith more
than any other writer I know of. In this article, he discusses
the patience of faith. He writes out of an intense and complete
trust in God, completely believing that God's ways are much more
valuable and worthy than anything that even the greatest saint
could ever conceive of. I agree with him.
Abandoning our own confidence is a step that is, initially, not
an easy or comfortable step to take. Nevertheless, God calls
each of us to abandon our confidence in ourselves or in anyone or
anything around us, instead trusting completely in the work that
Christ has done for us.
That's where I want to be, completely abandoned to Christ. How
about you?
Yours in Christ,
Brian
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My Utmost For His Highest : "The Patience Of Faith"
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May 8, 2005
THE PATIENCE OF FAITH
Because thou hast kept the word of My patience.
Revelation 3:10
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=re+3:10&sr=1
Patience is more than endurance. A saint's life is in the hands
of God like a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is
aiming at something the saint cannot see, and He stretches and
strains, and every now and again the saint says - "I cannot stand
any more." God does not heed, He goes on stretching till His
purpose is in sight, then He lets fly. Trust yourself in God's
hands. For what have you need of patience just now? Maintain
your relationship to Jesus Christ by the patience of
faith. "Though He slay me, yet will I wait for Him."
Faith is not a pathetic sentiment, but robust vigorous confidence
built on the fact that God is holy love. You cannot see Him just
now, you cannot understand what He is doing, but you know Him.
Shipwreck occurs where there is not that mental poise which comes
from being established on the eternal truth that God is holy
love. Faith is the heroic effort of your life, you fling
yourself in reckless confidence on God.
God has ventured all in Jesus Christ to save us, now He wants us
to venture our all in abandoned confidence in Him. There are
spots where that faith has not worked in us as yet, places
untouched by the life of God. There were none of those spots in
Jesus Christ's life, and there are to be none in ours. "This is
life eternal, that they might know Thee." The real meaning of
eternal life is a life that can face anything it has to face
without wavering. If we take this view, life becomes one great
romance, a glorious opportunity for seeing marvelous things all
the time. God is disciplining us to get us into this central
place of power.
This devotional is copyright Oswald Chambers Publications,
http://www.oswaldchambers.co.uk .
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