Security...

photo courtesy of P. Allen Smith

"Jesus says, 

Your Father, 

who looks after 

the sparrows,

 will care for you; 

fear not therefore. 

It is not to be a 

life of self-interest 

at all. 

When God calls us 

He never gives security; 

He gives us a knowledge of 

Himself. 

We reveal how

 much we believe 

in the things Jesus said when we 

reason like this--

'Is this God's will for me?

 No, it can't be because

 there is no security.' 

'It is enough for 

the disciple

 that he be as his Master.' 

Jesus never had 

any home of 

His own, 

never a pillow 

on which to lay

 His head. 

His poverty

 was a deliberate choice. 

We may have to face 

destitution in order 

to maintain our spiritual connection 

with Jesus, 

and we can only

 do that if 

we love Him supremely." 

--Oswald Chambers, 

in The Place of Help from 

The Quotable Oswald Chambers.