Oswald Chambers: Peace - Life in the SpiritSample

Which are the days that have furthered you most in the knowledge of God—the days of sunshine and peace and prosperity? Never! The days of adversity, the days of strain, the days of sudden surprises, the days when the earthly house of this tabernacle was strained to its last limit, those are the days when you learned the meaning of this passion of “Go.” Any great calamity in the natural world—death, disease, bereavement—will awaken a man when nothing else would, and he is never the same again. We would never know the “treasures of darkness” if we were always in the place of placid security.

In spite of all our sense of uncleanness, in spite of all our rush and interest in the work of the world, and in spite of all our logic, the implicit sense of God will come and disturb our peace.

Reflection Questions: What does trouble teach me about peace? Do I welcome God to interrupt my life or have I put a “Do Not Disturb” sign on the door of my life?

Quotations taken from The Philosophy of Sin, © Discovery House Publishers