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 May 5 Today's Reading: My Utmost for His Highest 1 Peter 4:17 "The time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God . . ." When God Reveals the Truth Judgment came upon me the moment God showed me the truth about myself. I realized I hated myself — deeply, quietly, and for a very long time. At the time, I thought this discovery came from my own reflection while working through a self‑love workbook. But now I see it clearly: God revealed it. He brought that truth to the surface. He judged it in love. I did not know it then, but I know it now, even as I write this devotional. That self‑hatred was wrong in God’s eyes. He loves me. He created me. He saved me. Yet I had been mean to myself, dismissive of myself, and disrespectful toward the person God made. I had locked every door to my past because those rooms were filled with pain. But somehow, God brought me full c...