The Quill and Me—Devotional Blog•Oswald Chambers Reflections
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May 28
Today's Reading: My Utmost for His Highest
John 16:23
"In that day you will ask Me nothing"
That Day
In a surrendered believer's life there comes a day — "that day," as Chambers put it—when you simply stop asking God questions. As Jesus said in John 16:23, "In that day you will ask Me nothing."
There are no more questions because you have come to the realization that you do not need more information. You have within you the peace of God—a certainty within your soul that God will reveal what you need to know when it is time to know it. You no longer feel the need to ask about everything... because it is all in His hands. You have been there, done that, and it got you nowhere.
We cannot know the future—that is not God's design. We cannot change anything, we are not in control of anything, and we cannot hurry anything up nor slow anything down. We are on God's timeline. We are in His care, His hands, walking the path He designed. We fully trust Him, we are fully surrendered to Him, and we are simply not worried anymore. We are resting in the peace of God.
Today I looked back on my life—in a single Bible journal holding years of entries from 1997 to 2026— and I saw one set of footsteps... and they weren't mine. Today became "that day" for me.
We let go of the questions.
We let go of the desire to rush things.
We let go of the need to know everything.
We let go of the urge to plan it all out and make it work our way—because it is not going to happen that way, so why waste your precious time on it?
Instead, spend your time doing what the Lord told you to do from the beginning. You have a task, a calling, a walk—so walk it—and let Him handle everything else. When it is your turn to step up, God will let you know and will direct your path through it.
Selah.
Prayer
Lord, today I rest in You.I lay down every question, every fear, every need to understand what comes next.
You have carried me farther than I ever knew, and You will carry me the rest of the way.
Teach me to walk in the calm of surrender — unhurried, unworried, unafraid.
Let Your peace settle over my heart like still water, and let Your voice guide me in Your perfect time.
I trust Your hands.
I trust Your timing.
I trust Your path.
Today is “that day,” Lord…
and I am Yours.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
Breath Prayer
Inhale: I rest in Your peaceExhale: I trust Your timing
~ Quil
Scripture References
1. “In that day you will ask Me nothing.”
John 16:23 — “In that day you will ask Me nothing.”
Isaiah 30:21 — “Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it.”
1 John 2:27 — “The anointing… teaches you of all things.”
2. “You do not need more information… God will reveal things when it is time.”
Deuteronomy 29:29 — “The secret things belong unto the Lord our God.”
Psalm 25:14 — “The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him.”
John 14:26 — “He shall teach you all things.”
3. “It is all in His hands.”
Psalm 31:15 — “My times are in Thy hand.”
Isaiah 41:10 — “I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.”
1 Peter 5:7 — “Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.”
4. “We cannot know the future… we are on God’s timeline.”
James 4:14–15 — “Ye know not what shall be on the morrow… If the Lord will, we shall live.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1 — “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.”
Proverbs 16:9 — “A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.”
5. “We are in His care, His hands, walking the path He designed.”
Psalm 23:3 — “He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.”
Psalm 37:23 — “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord.”
Isaiah 58:11 — “The Lord shall guide thee continually.”
6. “We are resting in the peace of God.”
Philippians 4:7 — “The peace of God… shall keep your hearts and minds.”
Isaiah 26:3 — “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee.”
Colossians 3:15 — “Let the peace of God rule in your hearts.”
7. “I looked back and saw one set of footsteps… and they weren’t mine.”
Deuteronomy 1:31 — “The Lord thy God… bare thee, as a man doth bear his son.”
Psalm 68:19 — “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits.”
Isaiah 46:4 — “Even to old age… I will carry you.”
8. “Let go of the questions, the rushing, the need to know everything.”
Psalm 131:2 — “Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother.”
Psalm 46:10 — “Be still, and know that I am God.”
Matthew 6:34 — “Take therefore no thought for the morrow.”
9. “Do what the Lord told you to do… walk your calling.”
Ephesians 4:1 — “Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called.”
James 1:22 — “Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only.”
Colossians 1:10 — “Walk worthy of the Lord… being fruitful in every good work.”
10. “When it’s your turn to step up, God will direct your path.”
Proverbs 3:6 — “In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.”
Psalm 32:8 — “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go.”
Isaiah 30:15 — “In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.”
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