God's Will: Less of Me, More of Him

By A. W. Tozer

Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are
by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 1:11

    Some Christian believers seemingly are committed to
endless dialogue about the deeper spiritual life, just as
though it were some new kind of fun and games.

    Actually, many people want to talk about it as a topic
but no one seems to want to know and love God for
Himself!

    When do we learn that God IS the deeper life?

    Jesus Christ Himself is the deeper life and as I plunge
on  into  the  knowledge  of  the  triune  God,  my heart
moves on into the blessedness of His fellowship.

    This means that there is less of me and more of God,
thus my spiritual life deepens, and I am strengthened in
the knowledge of His will.

    I think this is what Paul meant when he penned that
great desire, "That I may know Him!" He was express-
ing  more  than  the  desire  for  acquaintance---he was
yearning to be drawn into the full knowledge of fellow-
ship with God which has been provided in the plan of
redemption.

    God originally created man in His own image so that
man could know companionship with God in a unique
sense and to a degree which is impossible for any other
creature.

    Because of his sin, man lost this knowledge, this daily
partnership with God, and  his  hear t has been darkened
But God  has  given  sinful  man   another opportunity in
salvation  through  the  merit s of  a  Redeemer,  only
because he was made in the image of God, and God has
expressed His own everlasting love for man through the
giving of His Son.

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Yours in Christ,
Paul N. F.