STILL HUMAN!

STILL HUMAN!

" ... whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." (1 Corinthians
10:31)

"In the Scriptures, the great miracle of the incarnation slips into the
ordinary life of a child; the great miracle of the transfiguration fades
into the demon-possessed valley below; the glory of the resurrection
descends unto a breakfast on the seashore. This is not an anti-climax,
but a great revelation of God.

We have a tendency to look for WONDER in our experience, and we mistake
heroic actions for real heroes. IT'S ONE THING TO GO THROUGH A CRISIS
GRANDLY, YET QUITE ANOTHER TO GO THROUGH EVERY DAY GLORIFYING GOD WHEN
THERE IS NO WITNESS, NO LIMELIGHT, AND NO ONE PAYING EVEN THE REMOTEST
ATTENTION TO US. If we are not looking for halos, we at least want
something that will make people say, 'What a wonderful man of prayer he
is!' or, 'What a great woman of devotion she is!' If you are properly
devoted to the Lord Jesus, you have reached the lofty height where no
one would ever notice YOU personally. All that is noticed is the POWER
OF GOD coming through you all the time.

We want to be able to say, 'Oh, I have had a wonderful call from God!'
BUT TO DO EVEN THE MOST HUMBLING TASKS TO THE GLORY OF GOD TAKES THE
ALIMIGHTY GOD INCARNATE WORKING IN US. To be utterly unnoticeable
requires God's Spirit working in us making us absolutely humanly His!
The true test of a saint's life is not successfulness but faithfulness
on the human level of life. We tend to set up success in Christian work
as our purpose, but our purpose should be to display THE GLORY OF GOD in
human life, to live a life 'hidden with Christ in God' in our everyday
human conditions. (Colossians 3:3) Our human relationships are the very
conditions in which the ideal life of God should be exhibited." Adapted
from MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST by Oswald Chambers, published by
Discovery House.

Powerful words that I needed for this morning. I hope they will be
helpful to you today as well.

Great quote: A saint is never consciously a saint! A saint is
consciously dependent on God. - Oswald Chambers

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