Devotions'15

In addition to finishing up last year's daily Bible reading, I will also start using "My Utmost for His Highest" by Oswald Chambers.  I was chatting with one of the Worship Team members and she was yet another one of those who said that this devotional has been life-changing.    SO, I will go through it once again; and see if this time around, I may gain new insights that I haven't before....

19-Jan:

• Phil 1:20 was the verse used to point to giving "my utmost for His highest".  It was pointed out that there is a relationship between our giving our best to God and our need to seek holiness and "in nothing..shall be ashamed", so that in boldness we can glorify God.
• "Worship is giving God the best that He has given you."  That's an interesting definition of worship.  It is similar to the one I've often used - worship is ascribing to God the worth He deserves. We are encouraged to "pitch our tents" where we can have quiet time with Him.  "The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and oneness with Him"  This would be excellent to expand upon and tie in with the passage on David not wanting to offer to God anything that cost him nothing; or the example of Jesus to spend time alone with the Father as an integral part of His ministry.