![]() ![]() All he wants from me is unconditional surrender." ![]() As he later wrote, "It takes me a long while to realize that God has no respect for anything I bring him. Gradually Chambers began to believe God wanted him not to pursue the arts for God's sake, but God for the sake of his will alone. ![]() Hudson Taylor founds China Inland Mission In his twenties, he sought to portray the message of God's redemption in art, studying technique in London and Edinburgh. But he remains far from gone-his devotional My Utmost for His Highest (sermons published posthumously, like nearly 50 other devotionals bearing his name) remains one of the most popular devotional guides ever printed.īorn as a Baptist preacher's son in Aberdeen, Scotland, Chambers converted under the preaching of Charles Spurgeon. He was partially right after 15 years of public ministry, Chambers died suddenly at age 43. "I feel I shall be buried for a time, hidden away in obscurity then suddenly I shall flame out, do my work, and be gone." So wrote 22-year-old Oswald Chambers as he began his long preparation in a remote Scottish town before being thrust into the world as a preacher. ![]() When God has brought us into the relationship of disciples, we have to venture on his word trust entirely to him and watch that when he brings us to the venture, we take it." "The great word of Jesus to his disciples is abandon. ![]()
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