Chambers' text found here in the original English, and here in the modern English.

The Scripture passage for today is II Corinthians 6:3-10: We put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.  Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;  in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

     What Chambers’ writes about today is something we all face: How to live faithful lives in mundane moments.  For most of us, living obedient Christian lives is a reaction to external stimuli: We’re faithful because

·         we think God is paying attention at the moment; or

·         because someone else is watching us, or

·         because we want something from God or are afraid of something and don’t want to "jinx” ourselves by doing something that would displease God. 

     But since most of our lives are mundane moments when none of those things is occurring, then most of our days are spent without the external stimuli that make us think about God.  How are we as believers in those moments? If someone eavesdropped on us in those moments, would they find what we’re doing and thinking pleasing to God?

     The answer, of course, is to switch from relying on external stimuli to creating internal stimuli: Serving God because of something inside us instead of waiting for something outside to trigger.  That usually only happens in two ways, both the result of asking God in prayer:

·         We’re so disciplined in our prayer and Bible study time we sense His presence almost constantly; or

·         We’re so aware others might be watching—and we’re so concerned for them—that we live faithfully in hopes of inspiring them to seek God.

     The apostle Paul, and also Oswald, seemed to have both of these components, but it’s enough to have one for now.  And the good news is this is one of those prayer requests you may absolutely rely on God to answer if you ask and mean it. 

So-Whats for Work:  Many Christians think their faith doesn’t have anything to do with their jobs, and as a result, it rarely does. They leave God at home.

So-Whats for Home:  Many families let their spiritual guards down around family members, the very people God holds them accountable for most.

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