by Oswald Chambers
07/14/2014
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I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians… Romans 1:14
Paul
was overwhelmed with the sense of his indebtedness to Jesus Christ, and
he spent his life to express it. The greatest inspiration in Paul’s
life was his view of Jesus Christ as his spiritual creditor. Do I feel
that same sense of indebtedness to Christ regarding every unsaved soul?
As a saint, my life’s spiritual honor and duty is to fulfill my debt to
Christ in relation to these lost souls. Every tiny bit of my life that
has value I owe to the redemption of Jesus Christ. Am I doing anything
to enable Him to bring His redemption into evident reality in the lives
of others? I will only be able to do this as the Spirit of God works
into me this sense of indebtedness.
I
am not a superior person among other people— I am a bond servant of the
Lord Jesus. Paul said, “…you are not your own…you were bought at a
price…” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
Paul sold himself to Jesus Christ and he said, in effect, “I am a
debtor to everyone on the face of the earth because of the gospel of
Jesus; I am free only that I may be an absolute bond servant of His.”
That is the characteristic of a Christian’s life once this level of
spiritual honor and duty becomes real. Quit praying about yourself and
spend your life for the sake of others as the bond servant of Jesus. That
is the true meaning of being broken bread and poured-out wine in real
life. From My Utmost for His Highest Updated Edition
Bible in One Year: Psalms 13-15; Acts 19:21-41
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
The
Bible does not thrill; the Bible nourishes. Give time to the reading of
the Bible and the recreating effect is as real as that of fresh air
physically.
from Disciples Indeed, 387 R
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