There is a lot I don't understand about where the Lord is leading me . . . but once in a while I will come across something that makes all the sense in the world. This was one of those moments.
The Unheeded Secret
by Oswald Chambers
"Jesus answered, 'My kingdom is not of this world.'" (John 18:36)
The great enemy of the Lord Jesus today is the idea of practical work that has no basis in the New Testament but comes from the systems of the world. This word consists upon endless energy and activities, but no private life with God. The emphasis is put on the wrong thing. Jesus said, "The kingdom of God does not come with observation . . . For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you." (Luke 17:20-21). It is a hidden, obscure thing. An active Christian worker too oftens lives to be seen by others, while it is the innermost, personal area that reveals the power of a person's life.
We must get rid of the plague of the spirit of this religious age in which we live. In our Lord's life there was none of the pressure and the rushing of tremendous activity that we regard so highly today, and a disciple is to be like His Master. The central point of the kingdom of Jesus Christ is a personal relationship with Him, not public usefulness to others.
It is not the practical activities that are the strength of this Bible Training College - its entire strength lies in the fact that here you are immersed in the truths of God to soak in them before Him. You have no idea of where or how God is going to engineer your future circumstances, and no knowledge of what stress and strain is going to be placed on you either at home or abroad. And if you waste your time in overacitivy, instead of being immersed in the great fundamental truths of God's redemption, then you will snap when the stress and strain do come. But if this time of soaking before God is being spent in getting rooted and grounded in Him, which may appear to be impractical, then you will remain true to Him whatever happens.
There is only one thing I would like to add, and that is . . . AMEN.
1 comment:
I cannot tell you how this has impacted my life and confirmed for me the direction I need to go. I knew in my heart all these things, but I just needed the encouragement to know it was the Lord speaking these things to me. Thank you for putting this in your blog.
To obey is better than sacrifice!
Love, Celeste
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