Sent With Him, Not Pushing For Him
A simple key, a quiet door, the power was already on inside
Devotional Credit: My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers
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Jesus says all authority in heaven and on earth is His. Oswald Chambers reminds me that this is the ground under my feet. Mission is not me racing to meet needs by my own energy. Mission is Jesus reigning, then sending. I do not invite Him to help my plans. I step under His authority and walk in the work He is already doing.
Chambers presses a simple order, come before you go. Come to the Lord with your burdens. Let Him be the One who names you, steadies you, and fills you. Then your going becomes the overflow of being with Him. I hear that and relax my shoulders. The Great Commission rises from the Great Companion.
He also lifts our eyes from outcomes we cannot control. Jesus does not tell me that another person’s salvation hangs on my performance. He commands me to live as His witness. He arranges the paths. He engineers the moments. I am not the linchpin. He is the Lord.
So today I thank God for Chambers’ clear line. The center is Jesus, not me. Mission is abiding life before activity. Witness is the life of Jesus expressed through me where I stand. He holds the authority. He sets the appointments. I simply yield and walk with Him.
Journal Entry – Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture
I am with you. All authority belongs to the Son, and you are in Him. You are not sent to carry a weight that belongs to Me. You are sent to bear witness to the One who carries you. Come to Me with your weariness. Rest under My rule. Abide, and you will bear fruit that remains.
You were crucified with the Messiah, and now He lives in you. Reckon yourself alive to God in Him. Set your mind on things above where He is. Let My word dwell richly in you. I work in you to will and to do for My good pleasure. You are a new creation, seated with Him in the heavenly places. Out of this union, open your mouth when I nudge you, and be quiet when I still you. The power is Mine. The life is Mine. The love is Mine. You are My vessel, cleansed and ready for every good work because I am present.
Where you are today is no accident. You shall receive power when I come upon you, and you shall be My witness. Remain in the Son, and let His words remain in you. Ask in His name in that abiding place, and you will see My purposes unfold. I sanctify you wholly. I am faithful. I will do it.
Real-Life Analogy
Think about turning a key in a quiet door early in the morning. The key does not light the building. The key simply grants access to the power that is already there. Lights glow. Machines hum. The power was present before you arrived. In the same way, the Holy Spirit within you supplies the life and power. You are not the source, you are the vessel that yields and turns toward Him.
Real-life application. When a hard conversation pops up today, you do not need to manufacture courage or clever words. Stand in Jesus, then quietly entrust the moment. Say, Lord, I trust You to speak Your life through me in this conversation. I yield to Your presence, guide my tone and my timing. Then proceed, calm and honest, letting His love and truth flow.
Prayer of Confidence
Father, thank You that the risen Jesus holds all authority and that I share His life by Your Spirit. Thank You that my sending flows from Your presence, not my pressure. Thank You that You have already given me everything I need for life and godliness in Him. I rest in Your faithful working within me. Arrange my steps. Express Your compassion, clarity, and courage through me. I agree with Your rule over my day, and I rejoice that the outcome belongs to You.
Scripture References for the Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture Section
Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 11:28-30, Acts 1:8, John 15:4-8, Galatians 2:20, Romans 6:6-11, Colossians 3:1-17, Philippians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, 2 Timothy 2:21, 2 Peter 1:3