Oswald Chambers is one of my favorite "old, dead guys." His insights into a vital relationship with Jesus are piercing. Here is his closing paragraph from today's devotional.
Jesus says, "Come to me and i will give you rest," in other words, I will stay you. Not-I will put you to bed and hold your hand and sing you to sleep; but--I will get you out of bed, out of the languor and exhaustion, out of the state of being half dead while you are alive; I will imbue you with the spirit of life, and you will be stayed by the perfection of vital activity. We get pathetic and talk about "suffering the will of the Lord!" Where is the majestic vitality and might of the son of God about that?"
Do you want to live a life of adventure? Do you want to use words like languor, imbue, and vitality?
Get out of bed!
You can spend five minutes with Oswald daily at www.utmost.org
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