“Work Out” What God “Works in” You - the most profound thing in a person is his will. The will is the essential element in God’s creation of human beings. In someone who has been born again, the source of the will is Almighty God. You have to “work out” what God “works in” you — not work to accomplish or earn “your own salvation.” But work it out so you will exhibit the evidence of a life based with determined, unshakable faith on the complete and perfect redemption of the Lord

"… work out your own salvation … for it is God who works in you …" - Philippians 2:12-13

Your will agrees with God, but in your flesh there is a nature that renders you powerless to do what you know you ought to do. 

When the Lord initially comes in contact with our conscience, the first thing our conscience does is awaken our will, and our will always agrees with God.

Yet you say, “But I don’t know if my will is in agreement with God.” 

Look to Jesus and you will find that your will and your conscience are in agreement with Him every time.

What causes you to say “I will not obey” is something less deep and penetrating than your will. 

It is perversity or stubbornness, and they are never in agreement with God. 

The most profound thing in a person is his will, not sin.

The will is the essential element in God’s creation of human beings — sin is a perverse nature which entered into people. 

In someone who has been born again, the source of the will is Almighty God.

“… for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” 

With focused attention and great care, you have to “work out” what God “works in” you — not work to accomplish or earn “your own salvation.” 

But work it out so you will exhibit the evidence of a life based with determined, unshakable faith on the complete and perfect redemption of the Lord. 

As you do this, you do not bring an opposing will up against God’s will — God’s will is your will. 

Your natural choices will be in accordance with God’s will, and living this life will be as natural as breathing.

Stubbornness is an unintelligent barrier, refusing enlightenment and blocking its flow. 

The only thing to do with this barrier of stubbornness is to blow it up with “dynamite,” and the “dynamite” is obedience to the Holy Spirit.

Do I believe that Almighty God is the Source of my will? 

God not only expects me to do His will, but He is in me to do it.

Bible in One Year: 2 Chronicles 25-27; John 16

WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS

The measure of the worth of our public activity for God is the private profound communion we have with Him.

We have to pitch our tents where we shall always have quiet times with God, however noisy our times with the world may be.

from My Utmost for His Highest

The Life of Oswald Chambers

Oswald Chambers was born in Scotland and spent much of his boyhood there. His ministry of teaching and preaching took him for a time to the United States and Japan.

The last six years of his life were spent as principal of the Bible Training College in London, and as a chaplain to British Commonwealth troops in Egypt during World War l.

After his death, the books which bear his name were compiled by his wife from her own verbatim shorthand notes of his talks.

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