Still constant in a wondrous excellence"
(Borrowing these words out of context
from Shakespeare's Sonnet 105, to repurpose
them as a description of my Lord and God)
"Kind is my love to-day, to-morrow kind,
Still constant in a wondrous excellence" (Borrowing these words out of context from Shakespeare's Sonnet 105, to repurpose them as a description of my Lord and God)
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Last night in The Complete Works of Oswald Chambers, I noticed a book of short prayers entitled Knocking at God's Door. These were from his personal diary, intended for the Lord's ears, but they are simple and profound, and I have much to learn from them. At some point I'll explore them and share what I discover there, but last night this prayer jumped out at me. (I said, What?)
After What?, I asked the Lord to let Oswald hear my reaction to this statement. OK, I don't know if the Lord will comply with that one, but this was my reaction: I can't think of another person who more exemplifies "letting the Lord manifest Himself and His beauty in his outward life" than Oswald Chambers.
Is this what happens when a soul grows ever closer to the Lord in sweet abandon and faith? In becoming caught up in the Lord's beauty like an un-self-conscious child, does one lose awareness of the uplifting effect this union has on others? I hope so. I would love that to be me one day. I know right now this is not me, because much of what people around me hear is about what isn't and what has to be changed and what has failed. The release to the sort of Christ-freeing freedom that rings through Oswald Chambers' works and life story cannot come from me, but from the Lord in me. Perhaps this will begin in earnest as I look through His eyes at the what isn't and what has to be changed and what has failed, believing like a joyful child that all is possible through my Lord, and that He is the Master of what is and isn't necessary, and I can rest in this. |
Every truth of
Scripture leads to Christ. Charles Price .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
About me "Hephzibah" (Isaiah 62) A yet unfinished story of the Lord's perfect restoration work I live in southwestern Ontario, Canada. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
2 Chronicles 7:16 בָּחַר קָדַשׁ ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| [T]o our
wounds only God’s wounds can speak. from “Jesus of the Scars” by Edward Shillito (1872-1948) Blog archives
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...The eyes of the
Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward Him. 2 Chronicles 16:9a (KJ21) |