God does not further our spiritual life in spite of our circumstances, but in and by our circumstances. — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
The Bible does not thrill; the Bible nourishes. Give time to the reading of the Bible and the recreating effect is as… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“Emotion is not simply an overplus of feeling; it is life lived at white-heat, a state of wonder. To lose wonder is… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Tolerating a wrong attitude toward another person causes you to follow the spirit of the devil, no matter how saintly you are. — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
The test of a man’s religious life and character is not what he does in the exceptional moments of life, but what… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
If God sees that my spiritual life will be furthered by giving the things for which I ask, then He will give… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“You cannot have a moral holiday and remain moral, nor can you have a spiritual holiday and remain spiritual. God wants you… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
The institutions of Churchianity are not Christianity. An institution is a good thing if it is second; immediately an institution recognizes itself… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
The golden rule for understanding spiritually is not intellect, but obedience. If a man wants scientific knowledge, intellectual curiosity is his guide;… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
The Bible is not a book that you can open and say, 'Now, Lord, put some magic into my soul that will… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“Faith is rooted in the knowledge of a Person, and one of the biggest traps we fall into is the belief that… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
When a man’s heart is right with God the mysterious utterances of the Bible are spirit and life to him. Spiritual truth… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
We have no right to judge where we should be put, or to have preconceived notions as to what God is fitting… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“allow anything to divert you from your insight into Jesus Christ. It is the true test of whether you are spiritual or… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
It is a great thing to see physical courage, and greater still to see moral courage, but the greatest to see of… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
The aim of the missionary is to do God's will, not to be useful, not to win the heathan; he is useful… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service to Him. It is never 'Do, do' with the Lord, but 'Be, be'… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Many people have turned back because they are afraid to look at things from God's perspective. The greatest spiritual crisis comes when… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
I have to learn that the aim in life is God's, not mine. God is using me from His great personal standpoint,… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Seeing is never believing: we interpret what we see in the light of what we believe. Faith is confidence in God before… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“If we deliberately choose to obey God, then He will tax the remotest star and the last grain of sand to assist us with… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
Realize that the Lord is here now, and the freedom you receive is immediate. — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside. — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
When Jesus Christ shed his blood on the cross, it was not the blood of a martyr; or the blood of one man for… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
“Let circumstances take you where they will, but keep drawing on the grace of God in whatever condition you may find yourself.” — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
The goal of faithfulness is not that we will do work for God, but that He will be free to do His work through… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
We are in danger of forgetting that we cannot do what God does, and that God will not do what we can do. We… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
“It is a solemn thing, and no small scandal in the Kingdom, to see God's children starving while actually seated at the Father's table.” — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
“If my holiness is not drawing towards Him, it is not holiness of the right order, but an influence that will awaken inordinate affection… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
“My spiritual history must have as its underlying foundation a personal knowledge of Jesus Christ. To be born again means that I see Jesus.” — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
We always have visions, before a thing is made real. When we realize that although the vision is real, it is not real in… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
The thing that awakens the deepest fountain of gratitude in a human being is that God has forgiven his sin. — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
The secret of the missionary is...I am His, and He is carrying out His work through me. — Oswald Chambers Copy Share