Oswald Chambers Daily Devotional 21 April 2026 (My Utmost for His Highest) Message
Read My Utmost for His Highest 21 April 2026 (Oswald Chambers Daily Devotional) Tuesday Inspirational Message.
TOPIC: Now Don’t Hurt the Lord!
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Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time?” — John 14:9
Our Lord must be repeatedly astonished by us—by how un-simple we are. We complicate the simple things God shows us by adding in opinions of our own, and it is opinions of our own that lead us into
confusion. When we are simple, our sight is clear, and we discern what’s before us all the time.
Philip expected the revelation of a tremendous mystery, but not in the Person who was standing before him. Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father.” Jesus replied, “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:8–9). Philip couldn’t see what was right before his eyes. He couldn’t grasp that the mystery of God lies in what is, not in what will be. Philip expected the mystery to reveal itself soon, in some cataclysmic event; he didn’t expect it now. Jesus set him right, saying in essence, “God is here now—always here, or nowhere.”
We look for God to manifest himself to his children, but God only manifests himself in his children. Others see the manifestation; the child of God does not. We want to be conscious of God, but we cannot be conscious of our consciousness and stay sane. If we are constantly asking God to give us conscious experiences, we are hurting our Lord. The very questions we ask hurt Jesus because they are not the simple questions of a child.
“Do not let your hearts be troubled” (John 14:1). Am I hurting Jesus by allowing my heart to be troubled? If I believe in Jesus and his character, am I living up to my belief? Am I allowing something to disturb my heart, asking myself morbid questions? I have to get to the steadfast relationship with Jesus that takes everything he gives as it comes.
God never guides soon, always now. Realize that the Lord is here now, and his revelation is immediate.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: 2 Samuel 12-13; Luke 16
WISDOM FROM OSWALD
There is no condition of life in which we cannot abide in Jesus. We have to learn to abide in Him wherever we are placed.
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