TOZER:
To stand by the truth of God against the current religious
vogue is always unpopular and may be downright dangerous....
Christianity's scramble for popularity today is an unconscious
acknowledgment of spiritual decline. Her eager fawning at the feet
of the world's great is a grief to the Holy Spirit and an
embarrassment to the sons of God. The lick-spittle attitude of
popular Christian leaders toward the world's celebrities would make
such men as Elijah or George Fox sick to the stomach....
Lot was a popular believer. He sat in the gates of Sodom. But when
trouble struck, he had to send quick for Abraham to get him out of
the jam. And where did they find Abraham? Out on the hillside, far
away from the fashionable crowds. It has always been so. For every
Elijah there have always been 400 popular prophets of Baal. For
every Noah there is always a vast multitude who will not believe
it is going to rain.
We are sent to bless the world, but never are we told to compromise
with it. The Next Chapter After the Last, 20-21.
"Lord, give me the spirit of Elijah; give me the faith of Noah.
Deliver me from the scramble for popularity and strengthen me to
serve alone, oblivious to the roar of the crowds. Amen."
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Stay True to Your Heart,,,To what you know is True
To stand by the truth of God against the current religious
vogue is always unpopular and may be downright dangerous....
Christianity's scramble for popularity today is an unconscious
acknowledgment of spiritual decline. Her eager fawning at the feet
of the world's great is a grief to the Holy Spirit and an
embarrassment to the sons of God. The lick-spittle attitude of
popular Christian leaders toward the world's celebrities would make
such men as Elijah or George Fox sick to the stomach....
Lot was a popular believer. He sat in the gates of Sodom. But when
trouble struck, he had to send quick for Abraham to get him out of
the jam. And where did they find Abraham? Out on the hillside, far
away from the fashionable crowds. It has always been so. For every
Elijah there have always been 400 popular prophets of Baal. For
every Noah there is always a vast multitude who will not believe
it is going to rain.
We are sent to bless the world, but never are we told to compromise
with it. The Next Chapter After the Last, 20-21.
"Lord, give me the spirit of Elijah; give me the faith of Noah.
Deliver me from the scramble for popularity and strengthen me to
serve alone, oblivious to the roar of the crowds. Amen."
____________________________________________________________________
Stay True to Your Heart,,,To what you know is True
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