The following is a quote from The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer. It is how he closes his short book and I thought it was worth sharing. It is my prayer and hope it is yours too. You can listen to the audio version online. Pursuit of God And, of course, it can be purchased in paperback. (The following quote is from audio version time stamp 3:08:20.) Above All Lord, I would trust Thee completely; I would be…
“You stand before God as if you were Christ because Christ stood before God as if He were You.” Charles Spurgeon Jesus Paid It All That is why He died. To stand in for us, to accept the full measure of God’s wrath on our sins. To pay our fines, our debt, the price for our acceptance. The price for our gift of approval from God. That is how much God loved us and loves us. His holiness couldn’t overlook…
Our center, our throne The center of our being is our throne room. That place deep inside each of us is our throne. We are masters of our own lives and naturally sit on that throne. Behind and underneath all we say and do is what drives us. Our center. Who we really are. Our desires. Not our brain. Our desires use our brains. Not the reverse. God’s throne in us But…that throne was designed for God, not us. We…
Is your Christian life empowered by the supernatural or not all that you had hoped for or expected? Is it empowered by the supernatural or by your efforts? Much of the time we Christians think that it is up to us to live the Christian life by our efforts. How many of us invite God into our lives then wonder why life does not go so well? We try harder. We pray more, read the Bible more, etc. We want…
Branch taken from former tree, our old life Grafted into a different tree, grafted into Jesus, receiving new life Our source of life is not from our natural abilities. That is flesh, carnal. Our source of life is the life of Jesus, the vine. Flowing through us. If the root is holy, the branch is holy. By faith, His life pushes out our old life. His life produces fruit. It is not our fruit. Our part is to stay (abide)…
What if everything we did was an act of worship to God from a united heart? Or is my heart divided? Just thinking today and letting it come through this keyboard… Divided heart We tend to divide our lives into secular and sacred. Ordinary secular life activities like daily tasks, employment, shoveling snow, washing dishes, home repairs and grocery shopping. And the sacred or spiritual part of our lives is spent in prayer, Bible reading and going to church. Is…
Do you have a focused life? As the sailor locates his position on the sea by “shooting” the sun, so we may get our moral bearings by looking at God. We must begin with God. We are right when and only when we stand in a right position relative to God, and we are wrong so far and so long as we stand in any other position. A.W.Tozer, The Pursuit of God, The Gutenberg Project, eBook, p. 101 When we…
Can you begin this new and uncertain year with a pure heart? “But, I can’t,” you say? “My heart isn’t pure and I don’t know how to make it pure. I can try to be better, but there are stains and dirt from previous sins.” A pure heart contains no mixture. Part this, part that. Part God, part other. Jesus told us that seeing God is for the pure in heart. That leaves us in a dilemma. No one is…
Romans 8:35 says, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?” These words may not describe our lives. But, let’s think about each of them for a minute. What in our lives can separate us if we aren’t aware of the importance of them. Most of our lives are lived in ordinary, daily routines. So what about tribulation, distress, etc.? How do they affect you…
Believer’s Priority First things first. Seek God’s kingdom and His righteousness first. Why? Why not our concerns first? It is a law or principle of the kingdom of heaven. It is putting Him first that brings peace and joy whatever is going on around us. What He was saying was don’t let your life be your chief concern. Don’t let your child’s life be your chief concern. Don’t let tomorrow be your chief concern. Don’t worry. He’s saying that we…
