Christianity Oasis Forum

[Sylvia]

"[Jesus] said unto him the third time, Lovest thou Me?
(john 21:17)

"Have you felt the hurt of the Lord to the uncovered quick, the place where the real sensitiveness of your life is lodged? The devil never hurts there, neither sin nor human affection hurts there, nothing goes through to that place but the Word of God. "Peter was grieved because Jesus said unto him the third time..." He was awakening to the fact that in the real true center of his personal life he was devoted to Jesus, and he began to see what the patient questioning meant. There was not the slightest strand of delusion left in Peter's mind, he never could be deluded again. There was no room for passionate utterance, no room for exhilaration or sentiment. It was a revelation to him to realize how much he did love the Lord, and with amazement he said..."Lord, Thou knowest all things." Peter began to see how much he did love Jesus; but he did not say-"Look at this or that to confirm it." Peter was beginning to discover to himself how much he did love the Lord, that there was no one in heaven above or upon earth beneath beside Jesus Christ' but he did not know it until the probing, hurting questions of the Lord came. The Lord's questions always reveal me to myself.
The patient directness and skill Jesus Christ with Peter! Our Lord never asks questions until the right time. Rarely, but probably at least once, He will get us into a corner where He will hurt us with His understanding questions, and we will realize that we do love Him far more deeply than any profession can ever show."
(Oswald Chambers - "My Utmost for His Highest")

Note:
I personally can relate to what Oswald Chambers is saying. After my hubby died, I did not understand why God took him. I was angry and hurt.
God had to ask me what was more important. This as a Christian gets us to the deep depths within us. We know deep inside, no matter what our out ward emotions are feeling, that the most important thing is to do God's will. What ever that may be. To be willing to die daily to self that Christ Jesus will be glorified through us.
GBU
Sylvia

[Mackenaw]

Amen! Amen!! Amen!!!

There is that place, where we are silenced by the presence of God. True enough, that is worship. He takes us there.

Revelation 4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit; and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and ONE sat on the throne.

Isaiah 6:1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne high and lifted up and His train filled the temple.

Thank You Lord.

Thank you, Sylvia, for sharing.

God bless and keep you.
Love,
Mack