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The best measure of a spiritual life is not its ecstasies but its obedience.

Oswald Chambers

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Oswald Chambers
Age: 43 †
Born: 1874
Born: July 24
Died: 1917
Died: November 15
Author
Theologian
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Aiberdeen
Life
Ecstasies
Discipleship
Ecstasy
Obedience
Measure
Spiritual
Best

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