a joy to Him

My Oswald Chambers reading for the day stuck me with something I have missed. I think about serving Him, think about loving Him. I think about how much I fail Him, how frequently I miss the mark, how commonly I break His heart. I think about following Him, listening to Him, obeying Him, pleasing Him, needing Him, wanting Him. But I can honestly say it has been a long time since I thought about the fact that I am a JOY to Him.

My Utmost for His Highest:

"...O you of little faith!"

What a stinging pain must have shot through the disciples [when they heard Jesus say this to them] as they surely thought to themselves, "Ah. We missed the mark again!"

And what a sharp pain will go through us when we suddenly realize [when we fear] that we could have produced complete and utter joy in the heart of Jesus by remaining absolutely confident in Him, in spite of what we were facing."

Me! I can produce 'complete and utter joy in the heart of Jesus.' What a thought!

O. Chambers finishes with this thought: We talk quite a lot about sanctification (to be set apart or declared Holy), but what will the result be in our lives?

"See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God"! says 1 John 3:1.

His love, and His joy over me me, over His children, is something I need some time to think about...

The new seminary site, almost complete!


Matt helping a woman carry her heavy load, Haitian style!