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The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and oneness with Him.

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Oswald Chambers
Age: 43 †
Born: 1874
Born: July 24
Died: 1917
Died: November 15
Author
Theologian
Writer
Aiberdeen
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Intimacy
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Depth
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Fellowship
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Oneness

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