God Will Be All or He Will Be Nothing

By A. W. Tozer
 

Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;
and all these things shall be added unto thee.
                                                                              -  -  Matthew 6:33

God is never found accidentally!

Whoever seeks other objects and not God is on his own; he may
obtain those objects if he is able, but he will never have God.

Whoever seeks God as a means toward desired ends will not find
God.

The mighty God, the maker of heaven and earth, will not be one of
many treasures, not even the chief of all treasures.  He will be all in
all or He will be nothing!

His mercy and grace are infinite and His patient understanding is
beyond measure, but He will not aid men in their selfish striving
after personal gain.  He will not help men to attain ends which,
when attained, usurp the place He by every right should hold in
their interest and affection.

Yet popular Christianity has as one of its most effective talking
points, the idea that God exists to help people to get ahead in
this world.  The God of the poor has become the God of an affluent
society. We hear that Christ no longer refuses to be a judge or a
divider between money-hungry brothers. He can now be persuaded
to assist the brother that has accepted Him to get the better of the
brother who has not!

The first and greatest commandment is to love God with every power
of our entire being. Where love like that exists there can be no place
for a second object.  If we love God as much as we should, surely we
cannot dream of a loved object beyond Him which He might help us
to obtain!
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Yours in Christ,
Paul N. F.