“ Be ready in season and out of season .” 2 Timothy 4:2
Many of us suffer from the unbalanced tendency to “ be ready ” only “ out of season .” The season does not refer to time ; it refers to us . This verse says , “ Preach the Word ! Be ready in season and out of season .” In other words , we should “ be ready ” whether we feel like it or not . If we do only what we feel inclined to do , some of us would never do anything . There are some people who are totally unemployable in the spiritual realm . They are spiritually feeble and weak , and they refuse to do anything unless they are supernaturally inspired . The proof that our relationship is right with God is that we do our best whether we feel inspired or not .
One of the worst traps a Christian worker can fall into is to become obsessed with his own exceptional moments of inspiration . When the Spirit of God gives you a time of inspiration and insight , you tend to say , “ Now that I ’ ve experienced this moment , I will always be like this for God .” No , you will not , and God will make sure of that . Those times are entirely the gift of God . You cannot give them to yourself when you choose . If you say you will only be at your best for God , as during those exceptional times , you actually become an intolerable burden on Him .
You will never do anything unless God keeps you consciously aware of His inspiration to you at all times . If you make a god out of your best moments , you will find that God will fade out of your life , never to return until you are obedient in the work He has placed closest to you , and until you have learned not to be obsessed with those exceptional moments He has given you .
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
“ I have chosen you ” ( John 15:16 ). Keep that note of greatness in your creed . It is not that you have got God , but that He has got you . My Utmost for His Highest , October 25 , 837 R
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Wisdom by Oswald Chambers Ready in Season
“ Be ready in season and out of season .” 2 Timothy 4:2
Many of us suffer from the unbalanced tendency to “ be ready ” only “ out of season .” The season does not refer to time ; it refers to us . This verse says , “ Preach the Word ! Be ready in season and out of season .” In other words , we should “ be ready ” whether we feel like it or not . If we do only what we feel inclined to do , some of us would never do anything . There are some people who are totally unemployable in the spiritual realm . They are spiritually feeble and weak , and they refuse to do anything unless they are supernaturally inspired . The proof that our relationship is right with God is that we do our best whether we feel inspired or not .
One of the worst traps a Christian worker can fall into is to become obsessed with his own exceptional moments of inspiration . When the Spirit of God gives you a time of inspiration and insight , you tend to say , “ Now that I ’ ve experienced this moment , I will always be like this for God .” No , you will not , and God will make sure of that . Those times are entirely the gift of God . You cannot give them to yourself when you choose . If you say you will only be at your best for God , as during those exceptional times , you actually become an intolerable burden on Him .
You will never do anything unless God keeps you consciously aware of His inspiration to you at all times . If you make a god out of your best moments , you will find that God will fade out of your life , never to return until you are obedient in the work He has placed closest to you , and until you have learned not to be obsessed with those exceptional moments He has given you .
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
“ I have chosen you ” ( John 15:16 ). Keep that note of greatness in your creed . It is not that you have got God , but that He has got you . My Utmost for His Highest , October 25 , 837 R
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John 1:9 “ If we confess our sins , He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness .”
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