From the book “Mornings with Tozer: Daily Devotional Readings” by A.W. Tozer
And ye shall be witnesses unto me. - Acts 1:8
The teachings of Jesus belong to the Church, not the society, for in society is sin, and sin is hostility to God!
Christ did not teach that He would impose His teachings upon the fallen world. He called His disciples to Him and taught them, and everywhere throughout His teachings there is the overt or implied idea that His followers will constitute an unpopular minority group in an actively hostile world.
The divine procedure is to go into the world of fallen men, preach to them the necessity to repent and become disciples of Christ and, after making disciples, to teach them “the ethics of Jesus,” which Christ called “all things whatsoever I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:20).
The ethics of Jesus cannot be obeyed or even understood until the life of God has come to the heart of a man or woman in the miracle of the new birth.
The righteousness of the law is fulfilled in those who walk in the Spirit. Christ lives again in His redeemed followers the life He lived in Judea, for righteousness can never be divorced from its source, which is Jesus Christ Himself!
Prayer: Lord, pour out Your Spirit upon our nation today, that men and women will be convicted of sin and turn their lives over to You.
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Our devotion comes from the book:
Mornings with Tozer: Daily Devotional Readings by A.W. Tozer
Many of these 365 devotional readings come from sermons Tozer preached close to his death in 1963, marking them with a deep concern for spiritual intimacy and true worship. He urges you to pursue God, confess sin, pray fervently, and seek the Spirit. Let this book be a garnish in your feast of God’s Word. As you welcome the morning light and all the sights and sounds of the new day, let Mornings with Tozer awaken your heart.
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