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 Jun 9 Today's Reading: My Utmost for His Highest Luke 11:10 "Everyone who asks receives . . ." Ask... Because You  Cannot Do This Alone Chambers says, “Ask if you have not received.” He is not talking about asking for favors, blessings, or even answered prayers. He is talking about asking the Holy Spirit to help you because you have finally discovered the truth: You cannot do this under your own power. You cannot sustain: your own life, your own spirituality, your own surrender. We’ve talked about this in earlier devotionals — the Holy Spirit is the One who sustains everything in you. But because we live in a physical world, at some point we will drift back into trying to live under our own strength. We are human. That is what we do. So Chambers says: Become as a little child and ask the Holy Spirit for help. Asking humbles you. It puts you in the posture...