Wednesday 06/01/16
Series: The Pursuit of God
Message – Chapter 8b – Restoring the Creator Creature Relation
For Discussion
- Tozer said that, “The moment we make up our minds that we are going on with this determination to exalt God over all we step out of the world parade. We shall find ourselves out of adjustment to the ways of the world, and increasingly so as we make progress in the holy way.”
Talk about this for a while.
- God is not fooled by our half-hearted pledges to devotion. If you have ever “determined” to live the life mentioned in the statement above and yet seemed to lack the tenacity to live it out, it is not due to a lack of power made available to you but a lack of respect filled devotion.
Many times we come to God with an expression of genuine desire based upon emotion, but even as we say the words of commitment, we lack the confidence that we will “feel” the same way tomorrow.
Why is this so common? What is at the root of this dilemma?
- Many times, the first step towards devotion is identifying its rivals. Tozer said, “Let a man be forced into making a choice between God and money (spending), between God and people, between God and personal ambition, God and self, God and human love, and God will take second place every time. However the man may protest, the proof is in the choices he habitually makes day after day…”
What are your heart’s personal rivals to devotion towards God?
- Tozer offers a key….an insight into our struggle and how to overcome it. Something that take this difficult task of making God our all-in-all, our one and only soul’s devotion and making it simple. Discuss it (once you find it).
This is where we ended our discussions on chapter 8b , Restoring the Creator Creature Relation of A.W. Tozer’s book, The Pursuit of God. We will be progressing further into the chapter next week…Blessings!
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