There are just a few quotes I want to post up here from a book I am slowly making my way through called Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer. I read a little last night, and these quotes really made me stop and ponder. I was really taken back with the quote from Chapter 12, but all these are good points to ponder.
"It is heartening to learn how many of God's mighty deeds were done in secret, away from the prying eyes of men and angels. When God created the heavens and the earth, darkness was upon the face of the deep. When the Eternal Son became flesh, He was carried for a time in the darkness of the sweet virgin's womb. When He died for the life of the world, it was in the darkness, seen by no one at the last. When He arose from the dead, it was 'early in the morning.' No one saw Him rise. It is as if God were saying, 'What I am is all that need matter to you, for there lie your hope and your peace. I will do what I will do, and it will all come to light at last, but how I do it is My secret. Trust me, and be not afraid.'" (Chapter 11-The Wisdom of God) So if something doesn't seem to be happening, take comfort that God regularly works in ways we don't always see right away.
"Science observes how the power of God operates, discovers a regular pattern somewhere and fixes it as a 'law.' The uniformity of God's activities in His creation enables the scientist to predict the course of natural phenomena. The trustworthiness of God's behavior in His world is the foundation of all scientific truth. Upon it the scientist rests his faith and from there he goes on the achieve great and useful things in such fields as those of navigation, chemistry, agriculture, and the medical arts." (Chapter 12-The Omnipotence of God) I saw on the news that this drought we are experiencing can last as long as til Halloween before we see any relief for our land. We are able to predict this based on past weather patterns and dissecting the atmospheric movements over time. So my question for you all, which I am very intrigued with further discussion....do you feel it odd that God would make a 'pattern' to make his works predictable, or would you feel this to be part of the Fall? Feedback welcome.
"When the psalmist saw the transgression of the wicked his heart told him how it could be. 'There is no fear of God before his eyes,' he explained, and in so saying revealed to us the psychology of sin. When men no longer fear God, they transgress His laws without hesitation. The fear of consequences is no deterrent when the fear of God is gone." (Chapter 13-The Divine Transcendence) I am going to make a bold claim and connect this passage with our current state in America...Just ponder this connection. Again, personal discussion on this topic would be amazing. I encourage input, both to fill me and to overcome a fear of confrontation and debate.
"The certainty that God is always near us, present is all parts of His world, closer to us than our thoughts, should maintain us in a state in high moral happiness most of the time. But not all the time. It would be less than honest to promise every believer continual jubilee and less than realistic to expect it. As a child may cry out in pain even when sheltered in its mother's arms, so a Christian may sometimes know what it is to suffer even in the conscious presence of God. Though 'always rejoicing,' Paul admitted that he was sometimes sorrowful, and for our sakes Christ experienced strong crying and tears though He never left the bosom of the Father (John 1:18)." (Chapter 14-God's Omnipresence) Amen....
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