Daily Thoughts For Disciples

by Oswald Chambers

Oswald Chambers is well known among the countless Christians who've read and enjoyed the daily devotional My Utmost for His Highest. Now, those who love Chambers have another devotional option-Daily Thoughts for Disciples, drawn from the width and breadth of Chambers' many books. Readers will find the same insight that's made My Utmost a best-seller for decades-the kind of insight of which U.S. Senate Chaplain Richard Halverson said, "No book except the Bible has influenced my walk with Christ at such deep and maturing levels." Daily Thoughts for Disciples is available in a beautiful hardcover edition, for only $9.97.

Genres: Nonfiction, Religion, Christian

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Oswald Chambers was born to devout parents in Aberdeen, Scotland. At age 16, Oswald Chambers was baptized and became a member of Rye Lane Baptist Chapel. Even as a teenager, Chambers was noted for his deep spirituality, and he participated in the evangelization of poor occupants of local lodging houses. Oswald married Gertrude in May 1910, and on May 24, 1913, Gertrude gave birth to their only child, Kathleen. In 1915, a year after the outbreak of World War I, Chambers was accepted as a YMCA chaplain. He was assigned to Zeitoun, Cairo, Egypt, where he ministered to Australian and New Zealand troops, who later participated in the Battle of Gallipoli. Soon his wooden-framed "hut" was packed with hundreds of soldiers listening attentively to his messages. Confronted by a soldier who said, "I can't stand religious people," Chambers replied, "Neither can I." Chambers was stricken with appendicitis on October 17, 1917 but resisted going to a hospital on the grounds that the beds would be needed by men wounded in the long-expected Third Battle of Gaza. On October 29th, a surgeon performed an emergency appendectomy, but Chambers died November 15, 1917 from a hemorrhage of the lungs. He was buried in Cairo with full military honors. Gertrude, for the remainder of her life published books and articles for him edited from the notes she had taken in shorthand from his sermons. Most successful of the thirty books was, "My Utmost for His Highest", which has never been out of print and has been translated into 39 languages.

Reviews

[Phillip · Rating 5 out of 5]

Since this book is a daily devotion, it is meant to be read every day. I did so rather faithfully until today. Thinking I could finish the book rather quickly, I went ahead in reading through the daily entries. The over-arching theme is giving up the right to myself, which is something very difficult for me to accomplish apart from Jesus Christ and the power of His Holy Spirit. On a majority of the daily readings, I was very convicted about my present relationship with the Lord. Conviction is a sign of growth opportunities. As a result of currently living on this side of eternity, I will never achieve perfection; however, I can strive for communion and a relationship with the Lord Jesus. Please read this book by one who does have that relationship with the Lord.

[Bayegga Taddeo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of wisdom

[DAVID WILSON · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent