The Quill and Me—Devotional Blog•Oswald Chambers Reflections

The Quill and Me—Devotional Blog•Oswald Chambers Reflections Today's Devotional • Back to Home Page July 12 Today's Reading: My Utmost for His Highest Ephesians 4:13 ". . . till we all come . . . to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ . . ." Wanting Christ Himself Reconciliation is not just about me being restored to God — it is about the whole human race being brought back into the relationship that God designed from the beginning. Jesus Christ accomplished that reconciliation through His death and resurrection. And now, His people — His church — are meant to reveal Him, as a group of believers, together. But the church loses its spiritual power the moment it becomes self‑seeking.  When it becomes focused on: its own comfort, its own programs, its own growth, its own reputation, its own spiritual "experience," …it stops being spiritual. It stops being surrendered. It stops being Christ‑centered. The church is not a building. It is not an ...

The Quill and Me—Devotional Blog•Oswald Chambers Reflections Today's Devotional • Back to Home Page July 11 Today's Reading: My Utmost for His Highest Philippians 3:10 ". . . that I may know Him . . ." That I May Know Him A saint is anyone saved by the blood of Christ. And the aim of a saint — the heartbeat of a spiritually vigorous life — is simple: To know Jesus. Not to “find ourselves.” Not to chase personal achievements. Not to fix our own broken places. But to recognize that Jesus is already in our circumstances, already in our life, already present — and to get to know Him there. The world says, “Go find yourself.” People travel, reinvent themselves, try new identities, chase new experiences — all in the hope of discovering who they are. But I am here to tell you something plainly: We cannot permanently fix ourselves. We may win a battle, but another one rises. We may patch a wound, but another opens. Self‑realization never lasts. But Christ‑realization does....

The Quill and Me—Devotional Blog•Oswald Chambers Reflections  Today's Devotional • Back to Home Page July 10 Today's Reading: My Utmost for His Highest Hebrews 10:24-25 "Let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together . . ." When Christ Stirs the Heart Chambers' message today speaks to our spiritual laziness. Wanting peace and quiet, comfort and relief... instead of obedience, growth, Christ, and realization. We had rather avoid God rather than meet Him. Many want to retire to their homes untouched by people, responsibility or conflict.  But Jesus calls us out. Go and tell. Spread the gospel to the ends of the earth.  Real spirituality engages, loves, and serves others. It stirs up the heart. It awakens others. It participates in the world instead of hiding from it.  My devotionals are being read by people from all over the world—so far in over 30 countries and twice as many cities. God is br...

The Quill and Me—Devotional Blog•Oswald Chambers Reflections  Today's Devotional • Back to Home Page July 1 Today's Reading: My Utmost for His Highest Matthew 5:26 “You will by no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny.” When God Brings Us Into The Light There are moments when the Holy Spirit puts His finger on something in our hearts — a conversation we avoided, a wrong attitude we excused, a quiet disobedience we tried to ignore. When that happens, Jesus urges us to respond immediately. Not later. Not eventually. Now. Chambers reminds us that God does not allow even a corner of darkness to remain in a heart He is purifying. Not because He is harsh, but because He is loving. His goal is not to punish us — His goal is to make us whole. When we resist His conviction, a painful inner process begins. Not because God is angry, but because the soul cannot rest while holding onto something God is trying to free us from. The “penalty” Jesus speaks of is not God’s...