991 Quotes by Oswald Chambers

Intercession means raising ourselves up to the point of getting the mind of Christ regarding the person for whom we are praying.

Temptations in the life of faith are not accidents; each temptation is part of a plan, a step in the progress of faith.

The goal of faithfulness is not that we will do work for God, but that He will be free to do His work through us. God calls us to His service and places tremendous responsibilitie s on us. He expects no complaining on our part and offers no explanation on His part. God wants to use us as He used His own Son.

A saint is never consciously a saint- a saint is consciously dependent on God.

Joy is the great note all through the Bible. We have the notion of joy that arises from good spirits or good health, but the miracle of joy of God has nothing to do with a man's life or his circumstances or the condition he is in. Jesus Christ does not come to a man and say, 'Cheer up.' He plants within a man the miracle of the joy of God's own nature.

Beware of making a fetish of consistency to your convictions instead of being devoted to God.

The only way we can be of use to God is to let Him take us through the crooks and crannies of our own characters.

Do not expect God always to give you His thrilling minutes, but learn to live in the domain of drudgery by the power of God.

Disillusionment means having no more misconceptions, false impressions, and false judgments in life; it means being free from these deceptions. Refusing to be disillusioned is the cause of much of the suffering of human life.