Tozer's devotional this morning poses a real challenge to those of us who shy away from the ministry of the Holy Spirit because of the excesses of some "wild-eyed fanatics". Let's search the scriptures for what is "sound doctrine" and avail ourselves of all that God wants us to have...in Christ.
Tozer writes:
"Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. " -1 Thessalonians 5:19-21
"This is a crude illustration, but let me tell you what we did after planting a field of corn when I was a young fellow in Pennsylvania. To save the field of corn from the crows, we would shoot an old crow and hang him by his heels in the middle of the field. This was supposed to scare off all of the crows for miles around. The crows would hold a conference and say, "Look, there is a field of corn but don't go near it. I saw a dead crow over there!"
That's the kind of conference that Satan calls, and that is exactly what he has done. He has taken some fanatical, weird, wild-eyed Christians who do things that they shouldn't, and he has stationed them in the middle of God's cornfield, and warns, "Now, don't you go near that doctrine about the Holy Spirit because if you do, you will act just like these wild-eyed fanatics."
Taken from The Counselor, pg. 63.
"Keep us, Lord, from shying away from such valuable truth and experience as the ministry of the Holy Spirit because of the excesses of a few fanatics. We lose too much, and we can't afford the loss. Amen."
Something to think about, friends!
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Good to hear you're feeling a bit better. Just take good care of yourself to get well.
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