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Tozer on leadership of the Lord
#1 · May 14, 2002, 8:08 am
Posted by: jmichaelwalls <jmichaelwalls@...>
A.W. TOZER (1897-1963) ON "HOW THE LORD LEADS"
The many choices that we Christians must make from day to day involve
only four kinds of things: Those concerning which God has said an
emphatic NO; those about which He has said an equally emphatic YES;
those concerning which He wants us to consult our own sanctified
preferences; and those few and rare matters about which we cannot
acquire enough information to permit us to make intelligent decisions
and which for that reason require some special guidance from the Lord
to prevent us from making serious mistakes. . . .
Some Christians walk under a cloud of uncertainty, worrying about
which profession they should enter, which car they should drive,
which school they should attend, where they should live and a dozen
or score of other such matters, when their Lord has set them free to
follow their own personal bent, guided only by their love for Him and
for their fellow men. Except for those things that are specifically
commanded or forbidden, it is God's will that we be free to exercise
our own intelligent choice. . . . The man or woman who is wholly and
joyously surrendered to Christ cannot make a wrong choice. . . .
In those rare times when much is at stake, and we can discover no
clear scriptural instruction yet are forced to choose between two
possible courses, we have God's faithful promise to guide us
aright: "If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives
generously to all without finding fault; and it will be given to him"
(James 1:5).
The many choices that we Christians must make from day to day involve
only four kinds of things: Those concerning which God has said an
emphatic NO; those about which He has said an equally emphatic YES;
those concerning which He wants us to consult our own sanctified
preferences; and those few and rare matters about which we cannot
acquire enough information to permit us to make intelligent decisions
and which for that reason require some special guidance from the Lord
to prevent us from making serious mistakes. . . .
Some Christians walk under a cloud of uncertainty, worrying about
which profession they should enter, which car they should drive,
which school they should attend, where they should live and a dozen
or score of other such matters, when their Lord has set them free to
follow their own personal bent, guided only by their love for Him and
for their fellow men. Except for those things that are specifically
commanded or forbidden, it is God's will that we be free to exercise
our own intelligent choice. . . . The man or woman who is wholly and
joyously surrendered to Christ cannot make a wrong choice. . . .
In those rare times when much is at stake, and we can discover no
clear scriptural instruction yet are forced to choose between two
possible courses, we have God's faithful promise to guide us
aright: "If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives
generously to all without finding fault; and it will be given to him"
(James 1:5).
A.W. Tozer, THE SET OF THE SAIL (Camp Hill, PA: Christian
Publications, 1986), 78-79.
Publications, 1986), 78-79.
Pastor Mike Walls
Freedom Baptist Church Smithfield, NC
All scriptures are King James Bible
Isa. 41:10