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Oswald Chambers was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1874, the youngest son of a Baptist minister. He spent his boyhood years in Perth; then his family moved to London when Oswald was fifteen. Shortly after the move to London, Oswald made his public profession of faith in Christ and became a member of Rye Lane Baptist Church. This marked a period of rapid spiritual growth, along with an intense struggle to find God’s will and way for his life. Oswald Chambers was not famous during his lifetime. At the time of his death in 1917 at the age of forty-three, only three books bearing his name had been published. Among a relatively small circle of Christians in Britain and the U.S., Chambers was much appreciated as a teacher of rare insight and expression, but he was not widely known.

Spiritual Vision Through Personal Purity

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." (Matthew 5:8)  Purity is not innocence — it is much more than that. Purity is the result of...
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Maintaining the Proper Relationship

". . . the friend of the bridegroom . . ." (John 3:29)  To maintain this friendship and faithfulness to the Bridegroom, we have to be more careful to...
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Decreasing for His Purpose

"He must increase, but I must decrease." (John 3:30)  When you see a person who is close to grasping the claims of Jesus Christ, you know that your influence...
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Am I Carnally Minded?

"Where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal . . . ?" (1 Corinthians 3:3)  If the Spirit of God detects anything in you...
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The Burning Heart

"Did not our heart burn within us . . . ?" (Luke 24:32)  We must learn to maintain the secret of the burning heart — a heart that can...
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Identified or Simply Interested?

"I have been crucified with Christ . . ." (Galatians 2:20)  The inescapable spiritual need each of us has is the need to sign the death certificate of our...
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Friendship with God

"Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing . . . ?" (Genesis 18:17)  This friendship means being so intimately in touch with God that you never even...
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Abraham’s Life of Faith

"He went out, not knowing where he was going." (Hebrews 11:8)  Living a life of faith means never knowing where you are being led. But it does mean loving...
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Will I Bring Myself Up to This Level?

". . . perfecting holiness in the fear of God." (2 Corinthians 7:1)  “Therefore, having these promises. . .” I claim God’s promises for my life and look to...
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The Servant’s Primary Goal

"We make it our aim . . . to be well pleasing to Him." (2 Corinthians 5:9)  “We make it our aim. . . .” It requires a conscious...
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The Master Will Judge

"We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ . . ." (2 Corinthians 5:10)  If you will learn here and now to live under the scrutiny of...
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The Discipline of Dismay

"As they followed they were afraid." (Mark 10:32)  At the beginning of our life with Jesus Christ, we were sure we knew all there was to know about following...
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Yielding

". . . you are that one’s slaves whom you obey . . ." (Romans 6:16)  The first thing I must be willing to admit when I begin to...
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God’s Total Surrender to Us

"For God so loved the world that He gave . . ." (John 3:16)  As I am caught up into total surrender to God, I become thrilled with something...
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