My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
Week 6: Prayer and Intercession
Read selected entries from My Utmost for His Highest on prayer and intercession (e.g., mid-February entries). Key verses: Matthew 7:7–11; Romans 8:26–27; 1 Timothy 2:1.
Previewing Week 6 of My Utmost for His Highest
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Chambers takes prayer out of the realm of technique and puts it back where it belongs — in the realm of relationship — and in doing so, he makes it both harder and far more hopeful.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Chambers writes, "Prayer is not preparation for the work — it is the work." What does he mean by this? How does this challenge the way prayer tends to function in your own spiritual life?
2.He distinguishes between "the prayer of the saint" (which may be silent and wordless) and "the prayer of a child" (which makes specific requests with bold confidence). Do you tend toward one or the other? What are the strengths and dangers of each?
3.Chambers teaches that intercessory prayer is not about informing God of needs He doesn't know — it is about participating with God in what He is already doing. How does this reshape your understanding of why God asks us to pray at all?
a.Who in your life is God laying on your heart to intercede for regularly?
b.What would a committed, sustained practice of intercession for that person look like this week?