"O God, quicken to life every power within me,
that I may lay hold on eternal things.
Open my eyes that I may see; give me acute spiritual perception;
enable me to taste Thee and know that Thou art good.
Make heaven more real to me than earthly thing has ever been.
Amen."
"The Pursuit of God" by A.W. Tozer
Simply reading through his reflections and prayers gave me a telling picture of
how deep this man's relationship with God was.
What also struck me was his reverence to God in all that he did,
especially in his academics. Perhaps it's because I've been reading a lot
of Shakespeare through my English class lately, but this introduction
before the preface really struck me:
"Aiden W. Tozer educated himself by years of diligent study
and a constant prayerful seeking of the mind of God.
With Tozer, seeking truth and seeking God were one and the same thing.
For example, when he felt he needed an understanding of the great
English works of Shakespeare, he read them through on his knees,
asking God to help him understand their meaning.
This procedure was typical of his method of self-education."
Haha oh boy. I get frustrated enough having to constantly
check the footnotes to decode Shakespeare, but who says I can't lift
things like this in prayer? Why do I always sift and compartmentalize?
Everything is from Him, through Him, and to Him (Rom 11:36).
Thanks for the reminder, Mr. Tozer.
Haha oh boy. I get frustrated enough having to constantly
check the footnotes to decode Shakespeare, but who says I can't lift
things like this in prayer? Why do I always sift and compartmentalize?
Everything is from Him, through Him, and to Him (Rom 11:36).
Thanks for the reminder, Mr. Tozer.
Self-education yet complete reliance on God.
Tozer became a theologian, scholar, and an incredible writer
with no formal teacher but the Holy Spirit and good books.
Whew, so in awe. So sufficient is the Lord.
