“The difference between head knowledge and heart knowledge is that the heart can actually experience God, the presence of God, while the head cannot.” A.W. Tozer, Delighting in God p. 102 (kindle book). We can know a lot about the Bible and God but still not know God. Spending time in His presence gives God time to speak to our heart. Reading and meditating on His word, asking the Holy Spirit to illuminate it to us will tune our hearts…
Passionate Christianity. What does that mean? Maybe it is going beyond the average Christian experience and passionately following the Lord Jesus Christ. I looked up the word strive in the dictionary and it said, to vie against difficluties, struggle in opposition, to contend. It is forcefully laying hold of it. The book of Hebrews tells us to be diligent lest we drift away. Strive to enter into that rest. Insisting. Pursuing. Taking. Striving. All action words. Pressing forward. Pursuing with…
We talk of “revival” but do we really want it? What do we expect when we pray for revival? Are we only saying that to make ourselves feel better? Maybe speaking about it and publicly agreeing to pray about it is no more than a spiritual pat on the back. Maybe we see that as a means to live a victorious, fruitful Christian life. Will experiencing a revival in our church enable me to live victoriously?Is always looking for it…
These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. John 15:11 NKJV We sing the song “The Joy of the Lord is my Strength”. Yet if asked, many would say they don’t have joy. I’ve been there. Have you? Joy doesn’t come from experiences, relationships or things. It is very elusive. The more we want it the more it slips away from us until we become very unhappy….
The goal of being more than a conqueror is Biblical according to Romans 8:37. But…are we successful? What might be another reason our enemies seem to have the upper hand in our lives? Could it be our loyalty? Are we wholly the Lord’s? Or are we just wanting Him to fix a part of us and the rest we can keep for ourselves? Could it be that we want life to be easier, better, less stressful? But, surrendering to God…
A prayer I think, O God, that You want us to be obsessed with You. Not just committing to a lifestyle. Not just going to church and trying to be like others in the group. But, living, breathing, moving about in You. Rejoicing in You. Not in what we have gotten out of You. But just You. Delighting ourselves inside of You. Discovering new attributes of You. Not learning a lifestyle. Like a swimmer might enjoy diving, swimming, somersaulting, twirling…
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…
Pace. Don’t run ahead of your Savior. Everyday life is a walk, a long walk. It is a marathon, a walking marathon. Everyday life can be trying, monotonous, nothing special. However, it is His presence that makes it special. Living for Him changes our perspective, our motivation making all we need to do worthwhile. Step by small step Don’t let the whole year be your focus. Day by day is where it is at. All of those days will equal…
This past week I have been pondering that word ‘holiness.’ Does that word make you feel uncomfortable? Uneasy? Offended, maybe? So what does it mean to be holy? Are we to be holy or is it for only a few. Maybe you don’t want to be holy. Is holiness pious behavior? Can things be holy? In looking for a picture to put with this post, I came across a variety of images. Bible, stained glass church windows, cross, temples, white…
I mentioned previously that I would search for the key to life abounding in the life of Christ. Paul tells us how this works in Romans 6-8. Specifically, when Jesus died we died, when He was buried we were buried, when He was resurrected to a new life so were we. By faith, we reckon it so. Count it done. Credit it to our account. So how does this work? Resurrection leads to life abounding As believers raised from the…
