Hope: A Holy Promise

by Oswald Chambers

Hope is a holy promise for the Christian. “The hope of the saint is the expectation and certainty of human nature transfigured by faith,” says Chambers. “Hope without faith loses itself in vague speculation, but the hope of the saints transfigured by faith grows not faint, but endures.”             This new addition to the theme-based series of gift editions from the writings of Oswald Chambers is filled with inspirational quotations on the topic of hope. Each page features two quotations along with several questions for personal reflection.             Oswald Chambers always inspires and challenges the believer with his simple and direct biblical wisdom.

175 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2009

About the author

Oswald Chambers was born to devout parents in Aberdeen, Scotland. At age 16, Oswald Chambers was baptized and became a member of Rye Lane Baptist Chapel. Even as a teenager, Chambers was noted for his deep spirituality, and he participated in the evangelization of poor occupants of local lodging houses. Oswald married Gertrude in May 1910, and on May 24, 1913, Gertrude gave birth to their only child, Kathleen. In 1915, a year after the outbreak of World War I, Chambers was accepted as a YMCA chaplain. He was assigned to Zeitoun, Cairo, Egypt, where he ministered to Australian and New Zealand troops, who later participated in the Battle of Gallipoli. Soon his wooden-framed "hut" was packed with hundreds of soldiers listening attentively to his messages. Confronted by a soldier who said, "I can't stand religious people," Chambers replied, "Neither can I." Chambers was stricken with appendicitis on October 17, 1917 but resisted going to a hospital on the grounds that the beds would be needed by men wounded in the long-expected Third Battle of Gaza. On October 29th, a surgeon performed an emergency appendectomy, but Chambers died November 15, 1917 from a hemorrhage of the lungs. He was buried in Cairo with full military honors. Gertrude, for the remainder of her life published books and articles for him edited from the notes she had taken in shorthand from his sermons. Most successful of the thirty books was, "My Utmost for His Highest", which has never been out of print and has been translated into 39 languages.

Reviews

[Julie Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short, daily entries, a man ahead of his time. Most entries were encouraging and I could grasp and learn from him, some were harder to grasp based on the era in which he wrote the book.

[Tony Parsons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very awesome book covers, some pictures, & great font & writing style. A very well written informative book on various personal religious aspects (Hope). They were all very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. A very easy rating of 5 stars.

Thank you for the free book (Discovery House)
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)