For the Solitary Heart

"Now to him that is of power to stablish you ...to God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen" (Romans 16:25, 27)

The man that "will" have God best becomes at once the object of the personal attention of the Holy Spirit. Such a man will not be required to wait for the rest of the church to come alive. He will not be penalized for the failures of his fellow Christians, nor be asked to forego the blessing till hes sleepy brethren catch up.

God deals with the individual heart as exclusively as if only one existed.

If this should seem to be an unduly individualistic approach to revival, let it be remembered that religion is personal before it can be social.

The plain Christian of today must experience personal revival before he can hope to bring renewed spiritual life to his church.

It is a matter for the solitary heart.

It is certainly not speculative that God is able to manifest Himself most in the lives of those who passionately love Him (John 14:21)... And He will do that.

~A. W. Tozer~

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Things Seen and Unseen

"The things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal" (2 Corinthians 4:18)

Indeed it may be truthfully said that everything of lasting value in the Christian life is unseen and eternal. Things seen are of little real significance in the light of God's presence. He pays small attention to the beauty of a woman or the strength of a man. With Him the heart is all that matters. The rest of the life comes into notice only because it represents the dwelling place of the inner eternal being.

The solution to life's problems is spiritual because the essence of life is spiritual. It is astonishing how many difficulties clear up without any effort when the inner life gets straightened out.

If half the time we spend trying to fix up outward things were spent in getting our hearts right, we would e delighted with the result.

Christ will not dwell in our hearts, if we fill our hearts with things which He hates. To do willfully and knowingly what God hates, destroys faith, and hope, and love.

~A. W. Tozer~