Oswald Chambers on January 27th: “A warning which needs to be reiterated…”

I have been an irregular reader of Oswald Chambers’ My Utmost For His Highest for at least 20 years. When I do pick it up, I usually find that the subject is often peculiarly appropriate to the unique situation in which I find myself. Today’s reading is a case in point. My views of predestination could lead me to chalk it up solely to God’s foreordination, but I also see these seeming coincidences as an indicator that there really isn’t anything particularly unique to any Christian: we all are sinners who want to control our own lives as much as possible and in the process allow “the cares of this world” to choke out what really matters. Chambers’ quickly sorts things out: “Whenever there is competition, be sure that you put your relationship to God first.”