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 Aug 10 Today's Reading: My Utmost for His Highest 1 Peter 4:19 "Let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good . . ." Suffering for the Glory of God No one likes suffering, and we hate to see others suffer.  But with God, suffering is something that a saint endures because it is God's will, we do not choose the suffering, we choose God, therefore we choose His will.  If we see another saint suffering for the will of God's purpose, we are not to interfere. Suffering is for a season and in that season we are learning something for God's purpose. Any saint that has suffered because of God's will does not sympathize with another saint's suffering for they know that sympathy aimed at the sufferer will cause that person to have self-pity in their hearts. And Jesus said self-pity is of the devil. (Matthew 16:21-2...