Ep 201 (3/22/2021): Tozer Devotional Breakdown - No Fear

A. W. Tozer on Christian Leadership, March 21 & 22 Devotion:

21st Title: A New Type of Preacher

Scripture: Acts 20:24 - But I count my life of no value to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.

Devotion: If Christianity is to receive a rejuvenation, it must be by other means than any now being used. If the church in the second half of the century is to recover from the injuries she suffered in the first half, there must appear a new type of preacher.

Another kind of religious leader must arise among us. He must be of the old prophet type, a man who has seen visions of God and has heard a voice from the Throne. When he comes (and I pray God there will be not one but many), he will stand in flat contradiction to everything our smirking, smooth civilization holds dear. He will contradict, denounce and protest in the name of God and will earn the hatred and opposition of a large segment of Christendom. Such a man is likely to be lean, rugged, blunt-spoken and a little bit angry with the world. He will love Christ and the souls of men to the point of willingness to die for the glory of the One and the salvation of the other. But he will fear nothing that breathes with mortal breath.

Prayer: Send to Your church today many who have “seen visions of God and...heard a voice from the throne.” In Jesus name I pray. Amen!

A. W. Tozer on Christian Leadership, March 21 & 22 Devotion:

22nd Title: We Languish for Men

Scripture: Acts 21:13 - Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Devotion: The church at this moment needs men, the right kind of men-bald men...

We languish for men who feel themselves expendable in the warfare of the soul, who cannot be frightened by threats of death because they have already died to the allurements of this world. Such men will be free from the compulsions that control weaker men. They will not be forced to do things by the squeeze of circumstances; their only compulsion will come from within-or from above.

This kind of freedom is necessary if we are to have prophets in our pulpits again instead of mascots. These free men will serve God and mankind from motives too high to be understood by the rank and file of religious retailers who today shuttle in and out of the sanctuary. They will make no decisions out of fear, take no course out of a desire to please, except no service for financial considerations, perform no religious act out of mere custom; nor will they allow themselves to be influenced by the love of publicity or the a desire for reputation.

Prayer: Lord, what would it take for me to be that kind of man? Do in me whatever work You need to do today, that I might die to the allurements of the world and serve You with high motives. In Jesus name I pray. Amen!