Unblessed Ego

A.W. Tozer

I have not said that religion withoutpower makes no changes in a man'slife, only that it makes no fundamen-tal difference.

Water may change from liquid to va-por, from vapor to snow and back toliquid again, and still be fundamen-tally the same.

So powerless religion may put a manthrough many surface changes andleave him exactly what he was be-fore. Right there is where the snarelies.

The changes are in form only, theyare not in kind.

Behind the activities of the nonreli-gious man and the man who has re-ceived the gospel without power liethe very same motives.

An unblessed ego lies at the bottomof both lives, the difference beingthat the religious man has learnedbetter to disguise his vice.

His sins are refined and less offen-sive than before he took up religion,but the man himself is not a better

Significance

W e p l a n t t h e s e e d .

O u r r e w a r d i s

a c c o r d i n g t o o u r

l a b o u r

We water with our tears

of prayer and the

teaching & living out of

the Word. O u r r e w a r d

i s a c c o r d i n g t o o u r

l a b o u r

God makes it growaccording to Hispurposes. He alone cando this

God protects and makesit prosper.. We rejoice aswe do our part with Godand for God.

man in the sight of God. He mayindeed be a worse one, for alwaysGod hates artificiality and pre-tense.

Selfishness still throbs like an en-gine at the center of the man's life.True, he may learn to "redirect"his selfish impulses, but his woe isthat self still lives unrebuked andeven unsuspected within his deepheart.

He is a victim of religion withoutpower.

The man who has received theWord without power has trimmedhis hedge, but it is a thorn hedgestill and can never bring forth thefruits of the new life.

Men do not gather grapes ofthorns nor figs of thistles. Yet sucha man may be a leader in theChurch, and his influence and hisvote may go far to determine whatreligion shall be in his generation.

Consider this verse in Micah:-

The best of them is like a brier, /the most upright worse than athorn hedge. Micah 7:4

Think on this:-

The man who has received theWord without power has trimmedhis hedge, but it is a thorn hedgestill and can never bring forth thefruits of the new life.

Let us pray:-

Lord, give us religion based onYour power. Help us to live a liveof power in You.

A.W. Tozer is a modern dayprophet and key figure in theChristian & Missionary Alliance.He is a prolific author and pastor.He is known for his emphasis onthe deeper life movement. Oneof Tozer’s most famous quotesis:-

“What I believe about God is themost important thing about me.”

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JESUS LOVES ME

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It was a very hot day, sweat & irritation wasin abundance. Traffic was hectic & theAirconditioning in my car was not co-operatingeither. I had to run many errands, & since thebaby sitter was on leave I had to take a day off& take my 4yr old son wherever I went. I wasjust hoping that he behaved well the entire day,because I was definitely not in a good mood. I had to pick up a book for my friend whowas celebrating her birthday the next day, so Iran to the bookstore, (Remember, I was literallydragging David, my son along with me) & thecheckout line was very, very, very, long. I didnot want to drive to another bookstore to avoid

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My errands list looked shorter, mymood was better, I picked up the book& hugged my son who reminded methat Jesus Loves me & I need to passon His Love and not my irritation toothers, because He is there to take careof me – I should just enjoy all thesituations & keep praising Him. WhenI stepped out of the store, I thought Isaw a cool cloud passing by. The joy of the Lord can change anybad situation into a pure joy. The nexttime you are feeling depressed or justirritated, start humming: “Jesus LovesMe….” (it worked for David & it willwork for you too; because Jesus isdefinitely there to take care of us). Romans 1:7(NLT) “…God loves you dearly, &He has called you to be his very ownpeople. May grace & peace be yoursfrom God our Father & the LordJesus Christ.”

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