Oswald Chambers Quotes

Jesus did not bathe this planet with his blood to have you serve the world, the flesh, and the devil. He died to make you holy. You are not your own. First Corinthians 6:20 says 'For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.'

To feel not only submitted but willing to be anything or nothing as the Lord wills it - this is, in truth, to sing a song to our Well Beloved.

We were constantly hearing it repeated, that we must never again look upon ourselves as our own; but must remember, that we were solemnly and irrevocably devoted to God.

The submission of one's will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God's altar. The many other things we 'give' are actually the things He has already given or loaned to us.

God does not ask your ability Or your inability. He asks only your availability.

It matters not to me what I do, or what I suffer, so long as I abide loveingly united to God's will - that is my whole business.

My Lord, I have nothing to do in this World, but to seek and serve thee; I have nothing to do with a Heart and its affections, but to breathe after thee. I have nothing to do with my Tongue and Pen, but to speak to thee, and for thee, and to publish thy Glory and thy Will. What have I to do with all my Reputation, and Interest in my Friends, but to increase thy Church, and propagate thy holy Truth and Service? What have I to do with my remaining Time, even these last and languishing hours, but to look up unto thee, and wait for thy Grace, and thy Salvation?

Since I am I, I must make an act of self-surrender, however small or however easy, in living to God rather than to my self.

Everything I do is for the pleasure of Allah.

Even though it's my job to be an actor, I have given my life to God.

A key to everything is surrender - to really come before the Lord and say, 'I will literally stay here as long as you want me to stay' or 'God, I will really go anywhere on the earth.'

God requires you individually to come up to the point, to make an entire surrender. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

There is the type of man who gives his life to earn the pleasure of Allah...

This is a serious warning cry: Surrender without reservation to the Lord who has called us. This is required of us so that the face of the earth may be renewed.

I must consider myself as the man of the cross and love the one that God gives me without thinking any further.

If God had me run for something, I would do it in a heartbeat.

Jesus showed me what it means to be holy - he did his father's will no matter how difficult it was to accomplish.

I do everything I do to glorify God.

I hit my knees and I went to him with that and I said God I want to do what you want. I don't want sports to be an idol in my life.

My heart's desire is that people will listen to the Lord and his leading and really dive into the fullness of what He's called them to do, whatever that looks like.

I had failed to make a gift of myself to God.

God gave Himself to you: give yourself to God.

I'm not ashamed to say that I want to be good. And I've found in my life that it has been critically important to establish this intention between me and the Lord so that I knew that HE knew which way I committed my agency. I went before Him and said, 'I'm not neutral, and you can do with me what you want. If you need my vote-it's there. I don't care what you do with me and you don't have to take anything from me because I give it to you-everything. All I own. All I am.' And THAT has made all the difference.

Nothing shall be lost that is done for God or in obedience to Him.

If you’re following God and haven’t lost much of what you’ve been holding on to - follow a little closer.