Quote from Forum Archives on September 14, 2005, 10:27 pm

Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Word for Today, Wed, 14 Sep 2005: Simplicity
Dear friends,

What does simplicity mean to you? It is quite simple to Oswald
Chambers, it is 100% obedience to God. Anything less and the
picture clouds up and things get muddy.

That's pretty clear, isn't it?

Here are two matters of obedience to consider today, in view of
simplicity: Read God's Word and pray continually. Scripture
backing? Sure: Pray continually (1 Thessalonians 5:17). "7 If you
remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish,
and it will be given you." (John 15:7). Read the entire chapter
and it is very clear that Jesus intends that we remind ourselves
often of His Word, then obey it. When we do so, He can make us
fruitful.

Yours in Christ,
Brian
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September 14, 2005

IMAGINATION V. INSPIRATION

The simplicity that is in Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:3
www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=2co+11:3&sr=1

Simplicity is the secret of seeing things clearly. A saint does not
think clearly for a long while, but a saint ought to see clearly
without any difficulty. You cannot think a spiritual muddle clear,
you have to obey it clear. In intellectual matters you can think
things out, but in spiritual matters you will think yourself into
cotton wool. If there is something upon which God has put His
pressure, obey in that matter, bring your imagination into captivity
to the obedience of Christ with regard to it and everything will
become as clear as daylight. The reasoning capacity comes afterwards,
but we never see along that line, we see like children; when we try
to be wise we see nothing (Matthew 11:25).

The tiniest thing we allow in our lives that is not under the control
of the Holy Spirit is quite sufficient to account for spiritual
muddle, and all the thinking we like to spend on it will never make
it clear. Spiritual muddle is only made plain by obedience.
Immediately we obey, we discern. This is humiliating, because when we
are muddled we know the reason is in the temper of our mind. When the
natural power of vision is devoted to the Holy Spirit, it becomes the
power of perceiving God's will and the whole life is kept in
simplicity.

MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST - by Oswald Chambers //
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www.heartlight.org/devotionals/my_utmost /

This devotional is copyright Oswald Chambers Publications,
< www.oswaldchambers.co.uk >.

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Brian Masinick, mailto:masinick@yahoo.com
Home page: www.geocities.com/masinick/

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