A.W. Tozer “I claim the holy right to disappoint men in order to not disappoint God.”
A friend posted that quote from A.W. Tozer on
Facebook. It pricked my heart and
resonated with my spirit, so I thought I would share it with you. Sometimes - perhaps often times - we are
faced with a choice ... men or God - God's ways are not our ways - but we would
like to change that. If what God asks you to do does not conform to
conventional wisdom there are two possibilities - First - God is indeed at work
or - Second - It's not God at all. You need the spiritual wisdom of God to know
the difference - But nonetheless - when it is God - the opinions of men should
not matter. Men will ask, "But what about .... ". But God will say
"Go". He will say .. "sell everything ... pick up your cross
.... love me with everything ... with your whole heart .... If you love Me,
obey Me." Men will say – use some common sense – think about your
future! It's your choice who you obey. My
wife and I choose God, knowing that the going will always require faith and “other-worldly”
obedience.
It would be a wonderful thing if the world was in
sync with God, but we know that is not the case. Trying to find balance between the two is
what most of us struggle with. And it
seems so reasonable to seek balance. The
problem is, that one will always go wanting because of the other.
“No one can serve two masters .. you will love
one and hate the other” – Matthew
6:24
If you turn to the world for answers when God has
spoken and made His will clear, you will most often be tempted to disobey God
to choose something more reasonable in the eyes of man. Well-meaning Christians will speak to you
about making other choices or at least delaying your obedience. It is like the serpent in the Garden asking
“Did God really say?” [I am not calling
my Christian friends serpents!] Their
counsel is well intentioned but, on the whole, seasoned with selfish
motive. Their arguments are logical,
even reasonable, except for one thing. God said “Go”.
Jesus asked his disciples “Where is your faith?” “Why did you
doubt?” Instead of looking to Him, they
were looking at the natural laws .. the impossibility of the situation … fear
and doubt set in. In our life,
personally, God gives and He takes away … It is not our lot to accumulate
possessions, for long any way. It is not
a question of how much of the world and its relationships that you must lay
down at Jesus feet. The question is “Are
you willing to lay down whatever is in the way of what God has called you
to?” Like Jesus asked Peter, “Do you
love Me [Jesus] more than these?” (John 21:15)
Well …. Do You? When Peter said “yes” then Jesus said to Peter -
"Show Me"
Think about it – Pray about it - Believe it –
Walk in it. Let your light shine and give God the glory.
By Faith Alone By His Grace Alone And For His
Glory Alone
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