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OSWALD CHAMBERS
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Oswald J. Chambers (born 24 July 1874 in Aberdeen, Scotland; died 15 November 1917 in Egypt) was a prominent early twentieth century Scottish Exchanged Life Christian minister and teacher, best known as the author of the widely-read "deeper-life" devotional My Utmost for His Highest. To read more about our author: click here
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Stephen R. Phinney
Oswald J. Chambers (born 24 July 1874 in Aberdeen, Scotland; died 15 November 1917 in Egypt) was a prominent early twentieth century Scottish Christian minister and teacher, best known as the author of the widely-read devotional My Utmost for His Highest.
Born to devout Baptist parents, Chambers did not plan to
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Greetings!
I was introduced to Oswald Chambers' work shortly after I accepted Jesus Christ into my life at the age of 16. I was gifted a little book entitled "My Utmost For His Highest." This book was a copy of the early Welsh/English version - needless to say, quite difficult to read. After being blessed with the privilege to read at the ripe age of 21, this was one of the first publications to which I became attached. In fact,an interesting note is my publication "Disillusionment of Discipleship" was birthed by the impact of Chambers' writings.
Chambers was born in Scotland in 1874 and was educated at London's Royal College of Art and the University of Edinburgh. Although gifted in the arts, he felt at the age of 22, that God was calling him to become a minister. After studying and later teaching in a small theological college in Dunoon, he moved into a preaching ministry that spanned Britain, America, Japan and Egypt. [1] Even though the Lord took him home at a very young age, his ministry continues to touch millions of people each and every year.
A widely known fact is that Oswald Chambers is read daily by millions of people. A little known fact is Chambers was a profound communicator of the Exchanged Life, which is why we will publish him in our Portraits of the Great Exchange.
In His Highest,
Stephen & Jane Phinney .
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KEY SCRIPTURE
Who Really Died Anyway?
"I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me" (Galatians 2:20, NASB). . |
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Interest or Identification?
By Oswald Chambers I have been crucified with Christ.... Galatians 2:20 The imperative need spiritually is to sign the death warrant of the disposition of sin, to turn all emotional impressions and intellectual beliefs into a moral verdict against the disposition of sin, viz., my claim to my right to myself. Paul says - "I have been crucified with Christ"; he does not say - "I have determined to imitate Jesus Christ," or, "I will endeavor to follow Him" - but - "I have been identified with Him in His death." When I come to such a moral decision and act upon it, then all that Christ wrought for me on the Cross is wrought in me. The free committal of myself to God gives the Holy Spirit the chance to impart to me the holiness of Jesus Christ.
". . . nevertheless I live. . . ." The individuality remains, but the mainspring, the ruling disposition, is radically altered. The same human body remains, but the old satanic right to myself is destroyed.
"And the life which I now live in the flesh . . . ," not the life which I long to live and pray to live, but the life I now live in my mortal flesh, the life which men can see, "I live by the faith of the Son of God." This faith is not Paul's faith in Jesus Christ, but the faith that the Son of God has imparted to him - "the faith of the Son of God." It is no longer faith in faith, but faith which has overleapt all conscious bounds, the identical faith of the Son of God. [3]
(Galatians 2:20, KJV, bold added)
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Belief
Video By Oswald Chambers
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My Utmost For His Highest ®
Discover The Deeper Life
 Oswald Chambers was gifted with extracting the essence of biblical principles and condensing them into potent, thought-provoking, and life-changing devotions. They don't take a lot of time to read, but they can infuse you with the timeless truths of the Bible.
In this hardcover edition of "My Utmost for His Highest," you get updated-language daily devotionals that have become an enduring favorite because Oswald Chambers used his spiritual gifts so wisely and generously.
Compiled from lectures given at the Bible Training College in London, to nightly talks in an Egyptian YMCA during World War I, "My Utmost for His Highest" will lend a powerful spiritual dimension to your walk with God (back cover). [5]
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Sources:
[1] Oswald and Biddy Chambers, "My Utmost for His Highest," Oswald Chambers Publications Association Ltd., http://www.oswaldchambers.co.uk/Oswald_and_Biddy_Chambers.html (accessed August 7, 2012).
[2] My Utmost for My Highest (archives), utmost.org/2004/01/
[3] Interest or Identification - March 12, 2012, "My Utmost for His Highest, Classic Edition, utmost.org/classic/interest-or-identification-classic/ (accessed August 8, 2012).
[4] stack45ny, "Belief - Oswald Chambers," YouTube video, 6:25, http://youtu.be/Dw9YjUoTdnMaccessed August 3, 2012).
[5] Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for My Highest® - updated edition, back cover (Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House Publishers, 1992) for the Oswald Chambers Publications Association, Ltd.
We thank Discovery House Publishers (Radio Bible Class) and the Oswald Chambers Publications Association Ltd. for their dedication to the Exchanged Life and for allowing us to promote their efforts in Christ.
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