Get Real & Follow

Excerpt from "Men Who Met God" by A.W.Tozer (emphasis mine)

"A great number of believers have set a limitation on what they are willing to do for the Lord, for His Church and for His people. Such an attitude only underscores the contemporary unwillingness of professing Christians to take the Word of God seriously. Their difficulty is NOT in understanding the Bible but in persuading their untamed hearts to accept its plain instructions.

The question we face, therefore, is NOT theological. We know what the Scriptures teach. Rather, our problem is moral: Have we the courage to stand up for what we know to be true and right? Can we bring ourselves to take up the cross with its blood and death and reproach?"

This is just so familiar isn't it? We all know. I mean, come on. Singapore have all the Christian resources you ever need - CDs, DVDs, Books, Seminars, Conferences, Bible Study Classes, Courses, Bible colleges, Libraries, Churches - everything! But how is it that what Tozer(1897-1963) said so many years ago still sound so true today? May our untamed hearts accept the Word's plain instruction. Amen.

We know, but we refuse to accept.
We understood, but we refuse to follow.
We hear, but we never see.
We saw, but we never do.
O! That God may forgive us!

We want to feel good, but we forgot there is a cross.
We want to look good, but we forgot there is a death.
we want to do good, but we forgot there is a sacrifice.
We want to be good, but we forgot there is a price.
O! That God may forgive us!