03/01/2026 – “And I will tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God,…” Luke 12:6. “…not merely by his words, but by everything he does.” (“… Feed my sheep.” John 21:17)
The Undeviating Question
BY OSWALD CHAMBERS
Lovest thou Me? — John 21:17
“Peter declares nothing now (cf. Matthew 26:33-35). Natural individuality professes and declares; the love of the personality is only discovered by the hurt of the question of Jesus Christ. Peter loved Jesus in the way in which any natural man loves a good man. That is temperamental love; it may go deep into the individuality, but it does not touch the centre of the person. True love never professes anything. Jesus said – “Whosoever shall confess Me before men,” i.e., confess his love not merely by his words, but by everything he does.
Unless we get hurt right out of every deception about ourselves, the word of God is not having its way with us. The word of God hurts as no sin can ever hurt, because sin blunts feeling. The question of the Lord intensifies feeling, until to be hurt by Jesus is the most exquisite hurt conceivable. It hurts not only in the natural way but in the profound personal way. The word of the Lord pierces even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, there is no deception left. There is no possibility of being sentimental with the Lord’s question; you cannot say nice things when the Lord speaks directly to you, the hurt is too terrific. It is such a hurt that it stings every other concern out of account. There never can be any mistake about the hurt of the Lord’s word when it comes to His child; but the point of the hurt is the great point of revelation.”
WISDOM FROM OSWALD
The emphasis to-day is placed on the furtherance of an organization; the note is, “We must keep this thing going.” If we are in God’s order the thing will go; if we are not in His order, it won’t. Conformed to His Image, 357 R
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Soli Deo Gloria!
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Mike
True love for Christ is when we are able to acknowledge Him through the way we conduct ourselves. In other words Christ proves that we truly love Him when we make honest daily efforts to live up to the standard of His word. Temperamental love just like Peter, proves nothing.