The Man God Uses
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A passionate Christian classic calling believers to wholehearted surrender, Spirit-filled living, and a deeper walk with God through practical holiness and devoted service.
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From the author of the well-known hymn “Deeper and Deeper”
To be a Christian for ten years and to be no more like Jesus then, than at the time of conversion, is a tragedy. There are some who have only been saved six months who are more like Christ than others who have been on the way for six years. Only those who spend much time in His presence will ever become like Him. Only those who give Him their undivided attention will really come to know Him.
To get His best we must give Him our best. To become men and women after His heart we must let Him have our undivided attention. To win we must surrender. To live we must die. To receive we must give.
And, oh! the sweetness of such a life, the joy of His fellowship! There is nothing like it on earth. All the success in the world will not compensate for it. Friends can never mean so much. Even loved ones disappoint. Money brings its burdens, and fame its bitterness. But He, He satisfies. God is never a disappointment. To walk with Him is the sweetest thing on earth. To know that all is well, that there is nothing between, that no black cloud of sin hides His face – ah! that is heaven indeed.
Then let us pray it, mean it, and live it: “Lord, make me a man after Your own heart.”
About the Author
Oswald J. Smith (1889–1986) was a Canadian pastor, author, hymn writer, and one of the twentieth century’s foremost advocates for world missions. He established The Peoples Church in Toronto in 1928 and over his lifetime, he preached more than 12,000 sermons in 80 countries, wrote 35 books, and composed over 1,200 hymns and poems, including the beloved hymn Deeper and Deeper. In 1916, he married Daisy Billings, whose faithful support strengthened his ministry for more than fifty years. Together they raised a family, including their son Paul, who later succeeded him as pastor of The Peoples Church.
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I was interested in reading this book when I saw it was written by J Oswald Smith who wrote one of my current favorite hymns, Deeper and Deeper. The book was written to point men towards “a clear, concise, and scriptural plea for separation, Spirit-filling, and service” according to the introduction. Although Smith wrote this book to challenge men, it is something needed for men and women today.
In our overly busy, complicated, divided world, how difficult is it to be someone surrendered to be used by God? The following is Smith’s description of a man used by God. “The man God uses is the man who has but one great purpose in life. I am not urging you to have no other interests in life. There are duties to which you are bound to give your attention. What I do insist upon is that you make them as few as possible, and above all, that you consider them secondary, putting God and His work first and looking upon it as your one great purpose in life. … The man God uses is the man who by God’s grace has removed every hindrance from his life. … the man who has placed himself absolutely at God’s disposal.”
When we recognize that God’s design for our life was to live in sinless relationship with Him – that it was not His choice for sin to be a part of our environment – wouldn’t we want to rely on His grace to make that possible? The true believer has relied on His grace to save them, now why not rely on that same powerful grace to make us holy and righteous so that we can be restored to that close relationship with Him that He intended when He created the world? This book encourages the reader to that end.