A good word...
...with a touch of ironic humor...
...but not an easy one.
The Discipline of Love
I Corinthians 13
I Corinthians 13 is the description of how Christianity works out in a man's actual experience. Love is the sovereign preference of my person for another; my love for Jesus Christ means that I deliberately identify myself with His interests in other people—and the Lord is interested in some funny folk. Jesus Christ demands, if I am born from above and have inherited His disposition, that I show it, not to fictitious people, but to the people I live beside. Our Heavenly Father has an amazing sense of humour; He will bring across your path the kind of people who manifest to you what you have been to Him; if you have been obstinate, that is why you have got that fellow around you just now, and Jesus says, "Show him the attitude I showed you." That is experimental Christianity with no humbug. It means showing the disposition of Jesus Christ to the man who deliberately wrongs you, and it takes some doing.
From Oswald Chamber's Still Higher for His Highest
January 17 reading.
Amen.It all works for our good...if we let it.
ReplyDeleteyes that is a good word.
ReplyDeleteAnd, the post below--what a fun post. Actually your cupboards, drawers look quite neat. And I see your table knives spill out of their slot just like ours do! Just not neat like the forks and spoons. :-) Have a good weekend!
Oswald Chambers--such a wise man of God. True words.
ReplyDeleteIt really does take some doing to show the face of Christ to someone who has wronged us...
ReplyDeleteyet, that is what we are called to do. Thank you for this thoughtful post.
This made me think. Thanks....
ReplyDeleteVery thought provoking - and I just know you must have found another heart leaf to illustrated this post. It's beautiful Sara.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend dear.
Mary X
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I really loved Surprised By Oxford and even though my daughters bought me a Nook for Christmas I bought the actual book because I wanted to make written notes in the back of favorite sentences. (I did read the first few pages on my Nook and then bought the book) I loved this post of yours because now I'm reading Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God by David McCasland. I've never been an "Utmost" reader as Streams In The Desert is my personal favorite devotional but this year I'm doing Utmost. Love the photos in the previous blog!
ReplyDeleteGotta love Oswald C. I believe his was the only devotional I ever actually read all the way through. This reminds me of how much I loved his thought provoking writing. I have a bunch of devotionals people have given me or I have purchased over the years...and I hardly do them justice, but Mr. Oswald C. was different.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the walk around your block. Bananas huh...your vegetation always intrigues me, but those poor poor trees ;(