From My Utmost for His Highest

The high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days —2 Chronicles 15

Today’s Utmost hit me twice.

First, was something we discussed a couple weeks back in the Destitution of Service post about how the things that God impresses upon us are always small. He doesn’t say, “Put together a public works project so My people will have water to drink.” He says, “Speak to that rock.”

Asa thought he was covering the major things, and he disregarded the smaller things. He hesitated a few moments and convinced himself that the temples of the people were no big deal.

The second part of this post is more problematic for me.

    From My Utmost for His Highest

. . . our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin —Romans 6

Let’s all admit that Oswald Chambers is advanced. Like a yoga student and his instructor, sometimes I have to stretch and work and try really hard to get my mind into the position that Chambers poses easily.

To get to the point of deciding that sin “must be completely killed in you,” the fastest way I know is to remember your place in the Gospel story. The following is from A Rooster Once Crowed, but if you’d prefer click here to see the video. Otherwise:

Imagine you’re a parent, and you have two children—a boy and a girl.

Your boy is a high school all-American and an honor student who. . .

     From My Utmost for His Highest
"O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?” Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures. —Luke 24

We sort of take it for granted, don’t we? How great is it that we have a readily available, readable translation bought with the blood of saints who gave their lives to share it?

I’ve often thought about what Jesus might have said to those men on their way to Emmaus. {TWEET} The news was so fresh and their heads must have been turning, like the end of a great movie when everything seems to come together.

Well, here’s a list of some Scripture and what Jesus may have said: