I've been reading a daily devotional that is a compilation of good stuff written by Tozer. I came across this tonight:
"It is not enough the we are willing and eager to work for God, but the work itself must be of God. ... This is one of the deepest deaths that Christians are often called to die. Indeed, our work is unacceptable to God and useless to ourselves and others until it has first been bathed in the blood of Calvary and touched with the sign of crucifixion. It must cease to be our work and thus become His, and His alone.
-A.W. Tozer
Lord, may my actions and works be only yours. I only want to do things that bear the mark of your sacrifice. I only want to live a life that is fully submitted to you.
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I read a book called The Journey of Socrates and it's part of the peaceful warrior books. In this book a monk is describing the perfect state of being as in constant communication with God. That's what this makes me think about. I truly feel that if you are at this point then you are "completely surrendered, sweetly broken" and that is what I need to try harder for in my daily life. I guess that would be my deepest "Deepest Death". I still have a hard time wrapping my mind around some of these concepts but I think that the truth will be revealed in it's own time. I had better get back to work but I look forward to our meeting this afternoon.
Tozer Rocks! I would be thrilled if more modern Christian writers came close to him.
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