Hope in the Bible is concerned with the promises of God; hope in the world is concerned with the promises of the world. Don’t hope for what God does not promise. Don’t let it consume your life or motivate you. Don’t make your joy dependent on it. We don’t jettison the temporal; we just don’t [...]
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5Mar10
The Pursuit of God – Part 17
This is another installment in a series that has been adapted from my 11-part CD teaching series on A. W. Tozer’s spiritual classic, The Pursuit of God. The Blessedness of Possessing Nothing “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3) Passion In recent years, the word “passion” has [...]
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Like Jacob, as long as we are on this earth we shall keep wrestling with the visible and the invisible, the earthly city and the heavenly city, the natural and the supernatural, the health of the body and the eternal salvation of the soul, the desire to live here below and the hope of going [...]
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4Mar10
A Clearer Vision: A Prayer
God, I ask for a clearer vision of the blessings of obedience and the pain of disobedience so that I will fear You, hope in You and depend on You. Most of all, I want to grow in trust so that I will take the risks of obedience that run contrary to the world system [...]
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3Mar10
The Pursuit of God – Part 16
This is another installment in a series that has been adapted from my 11-part CD teaching series on A. W. Tozer’s spiritual classic, The Pursuit of God. The Question, Part 2 Let me close with a question. We return to the same question we began with. What do you want more than anything else in [...]
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2Mar10
On the Fast Track
Business and professional people get on a fast track in pursuit of an elusive vision of success without questioning whether they are selling themselves too cheaply by investing their precious years of life in something that, even if attained, will never satisfy.
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2Mar10
The Pursuit of God – Part 15
This is another installment in a series that has been adapted from my 11-part CD teaching series on A. W. Tozer’s spiritual classic, The Pursuit of God. A Risky Bet There is a risk involved pursuing God-alone. The tribe of Levi was given an inheritance, just like the other tribes, but with a significant difference. [...]
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In contrast to humans who nurse grievances and are quick to quarrel but slow to forgive, “God, infinitely wronged, not only tempers wrath but tempers justice—though at what cost to Himself, only the New Testament would reveal” (Derek Kidner).
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Father, You have loved me and called me to be Your loyal follower, and to find my true pleasure in Your revealed will. You have given all humanity great personal worth and have called us to a high and holy life of other-centered love. As I pursue You, may I also pursue the best interests [...]
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