Oswald Chambers: Prayer - A Holy Occupation |  |
Day 25 of 30The greatest barrier to intercession is that we take ourselves so seriously and come to the conclusion that God is reserved with us; He is not. God has to ignore things we take so seriously until our relationship to Him is exactly that of a child.The nearer Abraham came to God in his intercession the more he recognized his entire unworthiness: “Indeed now, I who am but dust and ashes have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord.” Genuine unworthiness is never shy before God any more than a child is shy before his mother. A child of God is conscious only of his entire dependence upon God. Reflection Questions: What things do I take more seriously than God? What can I do to help myself see them as He sees them? Quotations taken from The Moral Foundations of Life and Not Knowing Where, © Discovery House Publishers Luke 7:6-7 Luke 7:6-7 KJV
6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. |
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