All Oswald Chambers Quotes
- Never forget that our capacity and capability in spiritual matters is measured by, and based on, the promises of God. Based
- Eternal life is not a gift from God; eternal life is the gift of God. The energy and the power which was so very evident… Absolute
- It is inbred in us that we have to do exceptional things for God: but we have not. We have to be exceptional in the… Among
- Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work. Christian Prayer
- When we become advocates of a creed, something dies; we do not believe God, we only believe our belief about Him. Advocates
- Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading. Christianity
- We are built for the valley, for the ordinary stuff we are in, and that is where we have to prove our mettle. Built
- Have you been asking God what He is going to do? He will never tell you. God does not tell you what He is going… Asking
- If we have never had the experience of taking our commonplace religious shoes off our commonplace religious feet, and getting rid of all the undue… All
- God nowhere tells us to give up things for the sake of giving them up. He tells us to give them up for the sake… Bonds
- 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.… Aiming
- Our natural virtues can never come anywhere near what Jesus Christ wants. Anywhere
- The one thing that remains is looking in the face of God for ourselves. Face
- Suppose God wants to teach you to say, "I know how to be abased"--are you ready to be offered up like that? Are you ready… Abased
- We imagine that whatever is unpleasant is our duty! Is that anything like the spirit of our Lord, "I *delight* to do Thy will, O… Anything Like
- Doubt is not always a sign that a man is wrong; it may be a sign that he is thinking. Doubt
- The golden rule for understanding spiritually is not intellect, but obedience. If a man wants scientific knowledge, intellectual curiosity is his guide; but if he… Christ
- At times God puts us through the discipline of darkness to teach us to heed Him. Song birds are taught to sing in the dark,… Bird
- We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense. We pray when there's nothing… All
- The teaching of the Sermon on the Mount is not--Do your duty, but--Do what is not your duty. It is not your duty to go… Always Looking
- One of the greatest strains in life is the strain of waiting for God. God
- When you are in the dark, listen, and God will give you a very precious message. Dark
- Naturally, we are inclined to be so mathematical and calculating that we look upon uncertainty as a bad thing...Certainty is the mark of the common-sense… All
- Beware of being obsessed with consistency to your own convictions instead of being devoted to God. The important consistency in a saint is not to… Amazing
- he must deny his right to himself, and he must realize who Jesus Christ is before he will bring himself to do it. Beware of… Beware