We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense.
Oswald ChambersIf sin rules in me, God's life in me will be killed; if God rules in me, sin in me will be killed.
Oswald ChambersReflected peace is the proof that you are right with God because you are at liberty to turn your mind to Him.
Oswald ChambersOur understanding of God is the answer to prayer; getting things from God is God's indulgence of us. When God stops giving us things, He brings us into the place where we can begin to understand Him.
Oswald ChambersIf sympathy is all that human beings need, then the Cross of Christ is an absurdity and there is absolutely no need for it. What the world needs is not "a little bit of love," but major surgery. If you think you are helping lost people with your sympathy and understanding, you are a traitor to Jesus Christ. You must have a right-standing relationship with Him yourself, and pour your life out in helping others in His way— not in a human way that ignores God.
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