Trustworthy Wisdom@Work

A Repository of Wisdom from Trusted Sources

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.

Total Surrender

"Peter began to say to Him, ’See, we have left all and followed You’." (Mark 10:28)  Genuine total surrender is a personal sovereign preference for Jesus Christ Himself. Where...
Continue reading

Obedience to the “Heavenly Vision”

"I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision." (Acts 26:19)  If we lose “the heavenly vision” God has given us, we alone are responsible — not God. We lose...
Continue reading

Being an Example of His Message

"Preach the word!" (2 Timothy 4:2)  We are not saved only to be instruments for God, but to be His sons and daughters. He does not turn us into...
Continue reading

Turning Back or Walking with Jesus?

"Do you also want to go away?" (John 6:67)  What a penetrating question! Our Lord’s words often hit home for us when He speaks in the simplest way. In...
Continue reading

The Source of Abundant Joy

"In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us." (Romans 8:37)  The underlying foundation of the Christian faith is the undeserved, limitless miracle of...
Continue reading

The Surrendered Life

"I have been crucified with Christ . . ." (Galatians 2:20)  To become one with Jesus Christ, a person must be willing not only to give up sin, but...
Continue reading

Taking the Next Step

". . . in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses." (2 Corinthians 6:4)  When you have no vision from God, no enthusiasm left in your life, and...
Continue reading

Is He Really My Lord?

". . . so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus . . ." (Acts 20:24)  Joy comes...
Continue reading

Is This True of Me?

"None of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself . . ." (Acts 20:24)  It is easier to serve or work for God...
Continue reading

His Commission to Us

"Feed My sheep" (John 21:17)  When we receive the life of Christ through the Holy Spirit, He unites us with God so that His love is demonstrated in us....
Continue reading

Have You Felt the Pain Inflicted by the Lord?

"He said to him the third time, ’. . . do you love Me?’" (John 21:17)  Have you ever felt the pain, inflicted by the Lord, at the very...
Continue reading

The Piercing Question

"Do you love Me?" (John 21:17)  Unless we are experiencing the hurt of facing every deception about ourselves, we have hindered the work of the Word of God in...
Continue reading

What Do You Want The Lord to Do for You?

"What do you want Me to do for you?" And he said, "Lord, I want to regain my sight!" (Luke 18:41)  Be persistent with your disturbance until you get...
Continue reading

Do You Now Believe?

"’By this we believe . . .’ Jesus answered them, ’Do you now believe?’" (John 16:30-31)  We need to rely on the resurrection life of Jesus on a much...
Continue reading