BE STRONG IN THE LORD
By A.W. Tozer
Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
- - Ephesians 6:10Too many of us object, perhaps unconsciously, to the
rather evident fact that the maintenance of the devotional
mood is indispensable to success in the Christian life.
And what is the devotional mood?It is nothing else than constant awareness of God's
enfolding presence, the holding of inward conversations
with Christ and private worship of God in spirit and in
truth!To establish our hearts in the devotional mood we must
abide in Christ, walk in the Spirit, pray without ceasing
and meditate in the Word of God day and night. Of course
this implies separation from the world and obedience to the
will of God, as we are able to understand it.No matter how we may argue, true holiness and
spiritual power are not qualities that can be once received
and thereafter forgotten, as one might wind a clock or
take a vitamin pill.Every advance in the spiritual life must be made against
the determined resistance of the world, the flesh and the
devil!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Yours in Christ,
Paul N.F.A real help to 'BE STRONG IN THE LORD' is Brother Lawrence's
(very) small book 'THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD'.
You can print out a nice copy of "The Practice of the Presence of God"
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