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  heart has been darkened
    But God  has  given  sinful  man   another opportunity in
    salvation  through  the  merits 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.