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The Birth of Jesus from My Utmost for His Highest-His Birth and Our New Birth

His Birth and Our New Birth

By Oswald Chambers "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us." —Matthew 1:23 His Birth in History. “…that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God (Luke 1:35). Jesus Christ was born into this world, not from it. He did not emerge out of history; He came into history from the outside. Jesus Christ is not the best human being the human race can boast of— He is a Being for whom the human race can take no credit at all. He is not man becoming God, but God Incarnate— God coming into human flesh from outside it. His life is the highest and the holiest entering through the most humble of doors. Our Lord’s birth was an advent— the appearance of God in human form. His Birth in Me. “My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you…” (Galatians 4:19). Just as our Lord came into human history from outside it, He must also come into me from outside. Have I allowed my personal human life to become a “Bethlehem” for the Son of God? I cannot enter the realm of the kingdom of God unless I am born again from above by a birth totally unlike physical birth. “You must be born again” (John 3:7). This is not a command, but a fact based on the authority of God. The evidence of the new birth is that I yield myself so completely to God that “Christ is formed” in me. And once “Christ is formed” in me, His nature immediately begins to work through me. God Evident in the Flesh. This is what is made so profoundly possible for you and for me through the redemption of man by Jesus Christ. share this devotional with a friend Wisdom From Oswald Chambers The attitude of a Christian towards the providential order in which he is placed is to recognize that God is behind it for purposes of His own. Biblical Ethics, 99 R

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Goolwa South Australia Part 1.

 We have earlier this week stayed at Goolwa in South Australia with our good friends Anne and Dave.We were in Port Elliott having lunch yesterday when we were alerted to the fact that Adelaide and South Australia was in a full Covid 19 lock down from 12o'clock last night.We called in at a supermarket on the way home where chaos reigned  because of the rush from shoppers.

Nonetheless we had a marvellous 3 days away and here are some pics.

We visited Port Elliott, Milang,Victor Harbor,Clayton and Goolwa.

We were last here 3 years ago.

Port Elliott

"Plum Pudding", Port Elliott

Tern,Port Elliott

Horseshoe Bay,Port Elliott

Horseshoe Bay,Port Elliott

Pied Oystercatchers, Goolwa Beach,

Australian Reed Warbler, Goolwa

Dead Tree, Port Elliott

 

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“What Is That to You?”

By Oswald Chambers

Peter…said to Jesus, "But Lord, what about this man?" Jesus said to him, "…what is that to you? You follow Me." —John 21:21-22

One of the hardest lessons to learn comes from our stubborn refusal to refrain from interfering in other people’s lives. It takes a long time to realize the danger of being an amateur providence, that is, interfering with God’s plan for others. You see someone suffering and say, “He will not suffer, and I will make sure that he doesn’t.” You put your hand right in front of God’s permissive will to stop it, and then God says, “What is that to you?” Is there stagnation in your spiritual life? Don’t allow it to continue, but get into God’s presence and find out the reason for it. You will possibly find it is because you have been interfering in the life of another— proposing things you had no right to propose, or advising when you had no right to advise. When you do have to give advice to another person, God will advise through you with the direct understanding of His Spirit. Your part is to maintain the right relationship with God so that His discernment can come through you continually for the purpose of blessing someone else.

Most of us live only within the level of consciousness— consciously serving and consciously devoted to God. This shows immaturity and the fact that we’re not yet living the real Christian life. Maturity is produced in the life of a child of God on the unconscious level, until we become so totally surrendered to God that we are not even aware of being used by Him. When we are consciously aware of being used as broken bread and poured-out wine, we have yet another level to reach— a level where all awareness of ourselves and of what God is doing through us is completely eliminated. A saint is never consciously a saint— a saint is consciously dependent on God.

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Passing of Kevin Lewis , West Torrens Cricketer

I am posting this as a tribute to the late Kevin Lewis who died suddenly on 3/10/20.

Kevin was a highly successful cricketer with West Torrens Cricket Club in Adelaide District Cricket.

Here is a notice from the Adelaide Advertiser and some pics I have in my archives featuring Kevin. 

  "The West Torrens Cricket Club is deeply saddened by the passing of Club great Kevin Lewis. Lew played State Cricket, took 476 A Grade Wickets, was Curator, Coach and instrumental in the Club’s move to Henley.

Our thoughts and best wishes are with his family.

Publication: The Advertiser

Adelaide"

 

 The 100 not out group at the West Torrens Centenary dinner. Kevin is front left

Star players of the Cricket Club at the Centenary including Kevin.
 

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The Key to the Missionary’s Message

By Oswald Chambers

He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. —1 John 2:2

The key to the missionary’s message is the propitiation of Christ Jesus— His sacrifice for us that completely satisfied the wrath of God. Look at any other aspect of Christ’s work, whether it is healing, saving, or sanctifying, and you will see that there is nothing limitless about those. But— “The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”— that is limitless (John 1:29). The missionary’s message is the limitless importance of Jesus Christ as the propitiation for our sins, and a missionary is someone who is immersed in the truth of that revelation.

The real key to the missionary’s message is the “remissionary” aspect of Christ’s life, not His kindness, His goodness, or even His revealing of the fatherhood of God to us. “…repentance and remission of sins should be preached…to all nations…” (Luke 24:47). The greatest message of limitless importance is that “He Himself is the propitiation for our sins….” The missionary’s message is not nationalistic, favoring nations or individuals; it is “for the whole world.” When the Holy Spirit comes into me, He does not consider my partialities or preferences; He simply brings me into oneness with the Lord Jesus.

A missionary is someone who is bound by marriage to the stated mission and purpose of his Lord and Master. He is not to proclaim his own point of view, but is only to proclaim “the Lamb of God.” It is easier to belong to a faction that simply tells what Jesus Christ has done for me, and easier to become a devotee of divine healing, or of a special type of sanctification, or of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. But Paul did not say, “Woe is me if I do not preach what Christ has done for me,” but, “…woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!” (1 Corinthians 9:16). And this is the gospel— “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”

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We are all based on a conception of importance, either our own importance, or the importance of someone else; Jesus tells us to go and teach based on the revelation of His importance. “All power is given unto Me.… Go ye therefore ….”  So Send I You, 1325 R

 

Rolling on the River(Murray) Our Proud Mary Cruise

We recently completed a 2 nights ,3 day cruise on the Proud Mary passenger boat on the Murray River in South Australia.

We had our own individual  cabin and our good friends Anne and Dave did the trip with us.

The staff were excellent as was the food and service.

You can do 2 day and 5 day cruises.

Here is a link to the Proud Mary website.

 https://www.proudmary.com.au/

I will be doing a youtube video on this trip soon.

Here are some pics.