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 Apr 19 Today's Reading: My Utmost for His Highest 1 Kings 2:28 "Joab had defected to Adonijah, though he had not defected to Absalom" When Strength Becomes A Snare The danger is rarely where we expect it. Joab stayed loyal through the greatest test of his life, yet stumbled in the place he thought was safe. The same pattern can touch any of us. After a breakthrough, after a crisis, after a season of obedience, the least likely temptation can slip in quietly. It doesn’t come with force; it comes with familiarity. The areas where we feel strongest can become the very places we stop paying attention. The only safety is staying alert before God — not fearful, not self‑examining in dread, but steady, watchful, and kept by His power. "...kept by the power of God ..."—that is the only safety.   (1 Peter 1:5). Prayer  Lord, keep me vigilant and yielded before you;  ke...