The Bible has been so many words to us—clouds and darkness, then all of a sudden the words become spirit and life because Jesus re-speaks them to us in a particular condition.
Chambers, Oswald (2011-05-01). My Utmost for His Highest, Classic Edition (p. 3). Discovery House Publishers. Kindle Edition.
As we move into 2015, I wondered if I needed to get another devotional to guide my morning times. I have used Daily Strength for Daily Needs for the past 18 months. Currently My Utmost for His Highest is one additional resource. But perhaps there is an online publication or a old school book out there that would be a welcome addition.
As I was pondering this possibility this morning, I read the excerpt from Oswald Chambers' timeless book, My Utmost for His Highest. Chambers reminds us that we will never fully know the richness of the Word of God. Perhaps this month a passage from Matthew will reveal a certain truth. But eight months later that same passage may hold an entirely new revelation. "Jesus re-speaks them to us in a particular condition."
Supplemental materials may stoke the flames of thought and discussion, but those materials should remain supplemental, secondary, subordinate. Lucado, Chambers, and Dobson should never replace Matthew, Daniel, and Paul.
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