“We talk about ‘circumstances over which we have no control.’ None of us have control over our circumstances, but we are responsible for the way we pilot ourselves in the midst of things as they are. Two boats can sail in opposite directions in the same wind, according to the skill of the pilot. The pilot who conducts his vessel on to the rocks says he could not help it, the wind was in that direction; the one who took his vessel into the harbour had the same wind, but he knew how to trim his sails so that the wind conducted him in the direction he wanted. The power of the peace of God will enable you to steer your course in the mix-up of ordinary life.

O Lord, unto You do I turn, unto You. I am but a homeless waif until You touch me with the security of Your peace, the sweet sense of Your love” (Oswald Chambers).

Oswald Chambers has to be in my top five favorite Christian writers ever. It’s a bit ironic, considering he himself only ever wrote one book. All the others (including My Utmost for His Highest) came from his wife writing down his sermons and talks word for word and putting them down on paper.

You don’t really hear much about him these days. At least I don’t. In fact, you don’t really hear much about the old writers from a century ago or more. Yet those are the ones who have the solid theology and wise insights that most of us need right now. When you pick up a book like My Utmost for His Highest, you know you’re getting something scriptural.

For someone who lived a long time ago and died relatively young, Mr. Chambers sure did leave a legacy that continues to impact millions around the world for Christ in books that have never gone out of print. May we seek a legacy not of our own but of making Christ known and making Him famous.