the unheeded secret

"JESUS answered, "My kingdom is not of this world" (John 18:36).

... An active Christian worker too often lives to be seen by others, while it is the innermost, personal area that reveals the power of a person's life.

... The central point of the kingdom of JESUS CHRIST is a personal relationship with Him, not public usefulness to others.

... You have no idea of where or how GOD is going to engineer your future circumstances, and no knowledge of what stress and strain is going to be placed on you either at home or abroad. And if you waste your time in overactivity, instead of being immersed in the great fundamental truths of GOD's redemption, then you will snap when the stress and strain do come. But if this time of soaking before GOD is being spent in getting rooted and grounded in Him, which may appear to be impractical, then you will remain true to Him whatever happens.

my utmost for his highest, oswald chambers, october 19