Our Lord’s childhood was not immaturity waiting to grow into manhood— His childhood is an eternal fact. Am I a holy, innocent child of God as a result of my identification with my Lord and Savior? Do I look at my life as being in my Father’s house? Is the Son of God living in His Father’s house within me?The only abiding reality is God Himself, and His order comes to me moment by moment. Am I continually in touch with the reality of God, or do I pray only when things have gone wrong— when there is some disturbance in my life? I must learn to identify myself closely with my Lord in ways of holy fellowship and oneness that some of us have not yet even begun to learn. “…I must be about My Father’s business”— and I must learn to live every moment of my life in my Father’s house.

Think about your own circumstances. Are you so closely identified with the Lord’s life that you are simply a child of God, continually talking to Him and realizing that everything comes from His hands? Is the eternal Child in you living in His Father’s house? Is the grace of His ministering life being worked out through you in your home, your business, and in your circle of friends? Have you been wondering why you are going through certain circumstances? In fact, it is not that you have to go through them. It is because of your relationship with the Son of God who comes, through the providential will of His Father, into your life. You must allow Him to have His way with you, staying in perfect oneness with Him.

The life of your Lord is to become your vital, simple life, and the way He worked and lived among people while here on earth must be the way He works and lives in you.

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August 7 2015

Journal Entry for Today-JDV

Lord, once again the Chambers’ devotional seems to load up on platitudes and disciplines that don’t seem to work for me. He writes “Are you so closely identified with the Lord’s life that you are simply a child of God, continually talking to Him and realizing that everything comes from His hands? Is the eternal Child in you living in His Father’s house? Is the grace of His ministering life being worked out through you in your home, your business, and in your circle of friends? Clearly what he writes is a goal, but I would be hard pressed to say that this is the way that I live every day, 100% of the time. When I read teachings like this I wonder if there are believers that really can live like that 100% of the time, or are platitudes like this simply ways of reminding me that I am once again ”less than”?

And God says…”There is the other part of Chambers’ devotional that might bring some clarity…. “The only abiding reality is God Himself, and His order comes to me moment by moment. Am I continually in touch with the reality of God, or do I pray only when things have gone wrong— when there is some disturbance in my life? I must learn to identify myself closely with my Lord in ways of holy fellowship and oneness that some of us have not yet even begun to learn.”

“You have been learning to identify closely with Me in difficult times and because of the shaping and discipline of difficult times, you are learning to find the oneness in connection with Me during times of well being and prosperity. Of course you are not able to be connected all the time, however, you are learning to live every day in pursuit of surrender, connection (oneness), curiosity (about how I will meet your needs and respond to your prayers) and obedience. Your focus on surrender, connection and curiosity began and automatically restarts when you face the difficulties of life. And then they become a pattern. Let your trials have their perfect result. And when you revert to your old ways of control, fear and  occasional self-righteousness, trust that my love and grace holds you up and fills the gaps until you once again seek our oneness and find yourself in your Father’s house.”