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\nWorship is the normal employment of moral beings.\u2014A.W. Tozer<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
This quote is from his book, Worship: The Missing Jewel of the Evangelical Church<\/span>. In context, Tozer was noting that fallen man could no longer worship God as when he was created, That man needed Jesus Christ to restore the ability to properly worship Him.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n\nI believe in Christianity as I believe in the rising sun; not because I see it, but by it I can see all else.\u2014C.S. Lewis<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
It is the Holy Spirit that truly illuminates. The physical sun does not allow us to see the spiritual world, but the Son of God does. His gift of salvation, allows us to be regenerated, made anew!<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n\nThere are many of us that are willing to do great things for the Lord, but few of us are willing to do little things.\u2014D.L. Moody<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
And so the question is are we willing do do what God calls us to do, when it only glorifies Him. I remember a friend telling me that he would answer God’s call to minister in the field of technological ministry. But he felf he would NOT<\/span> answer the call if it was to go into the mission field<\/span> to do His ministry. I found that very sad, and have always remembered it.<\/p>\n
I need to make sure that I am not doing the same in an area to which I am spiritually blind.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n\nHe is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.\u2014Jim Elliot<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Self-explanatory. I always forget the exact wording, so I thought I would memorialize it for myself.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n\n\nConsider Him. Look to Jesus. Someone has said that this is the simplicity of our faith, and I agree with that, but there is a danger of oversimplification under the evangelistic methods which are being used today. I have a little book which I have entitled Faith Plus Nothing Equals Salvation<\/em> because I believe this is true. Faith alone can save. However, today we have an epidemic of easy believism. Many folk have made salvation a simple mathematical equation: If you can say yes to this, yes to that, and yes to a half-dozen questions, then you are a Christian. This type of approach leaves no room for the work of the Holy Spirit and for the conviction of sin. It just means a nodding assent, a passing acquaintance with Jesus. It does not mean that you are born again.<\/p>\n
There is a word that is being overworked today: commit your life to Christ. What kind of life do you have to commit to Christ? If you are coming to Christ as a sinner, you don\u2019t have any life\u2014you are dead in trespasses and sins. The Lord Jesus is the one who said, \u201cI have come that you might have life.\u201d You do not commit a life, but He committed His life for you and He died for you. You are dead in trespasses and sins, and He has life to offer to you: \u201cI am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly\u201d (John 10:10).<\/p>\n
We also hear people say, \u201cGive your heart to Jesus.\u201d Well, my friend, what do you think He wants with that dirty, old heart? Read the list of things He said come out of the heart (see Matt. 15:19). They are the dirtiest things that I know. He didn\u2019t ask you to give your heart to Him<\/strong>. He says, \u201cI want to give you a new heart and a new life.\u201d We need today the conviction of sin, to know that we are sinners. We have made salvation a very jolly affair. An evangelistic crusade today is just too ducky; it\u2019s so sweet, and it\u2019s so lovely. I don\u2019t see people come weeping under conviction of sin.\u2014J. Vernon McGee (Commentary on Hebrews 12)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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<\/p>\n\nChurches are so good at devouring people if they\u2019ve stumbled. We should be quick to say – ‘Let me help you stand – I\u2019m here for you – what do you need?’\u2014Bill Foote, Pastor, Saving Grace Community Church, Lake Forest, CA\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
How true this statement is. Lord, change me so that I am more like you and minster grace to the Body of Christ.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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