The Piercing Question
Do you love Me? —John 21:17
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was born in Scotland and spent much of his boyhood there. His ministry of teaching and preaching took him for a time to the United States and Japan. The last six years of his life were spent as principal of the Bible Training College in London,and as a chaplain to British Commonwealth troops in Egypt during World War l. After his death, the books which bear his name were compiled by his wife from her own verbatim shorthand notes of his talks.
Do you love Me? —John 21:17
’By this we believe . . . .’ Jesus answered them, ’Do you now believe?’ —John 16:30-31
Where then do You get that living water? —John 4:11
The woman said to Him, ’Sir, You have nothing to draw [water] with, and the well is deep’ —John 4:11
. . . though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved —2 Corinthians 12:15
I will very gladly spend and be spent for your souls . . . —2 Corinthians 12:15
The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve . . .—Matthew 20:28
Be still, and know that I am God . . . —Psalm 46:10
She has done a good work for Me —Mark 14:6
YMI (which stands for Why Am I?), is a platform for Christian young people all over the world to ask questions about life and discover their true purpose. We are a community with different talents but the same desire to make sense of God’s life-changing word in our everyday lives.
YMI is a part of Our Daily Bread Ministries.
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