Monday February 27, 2023

Psalm 145:5-6
I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, And on Your wondrous works.
Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, And I will declare Your greatness.

It is hardly a matter of wonder that the country that gave the world instant tea and instant coffee should be the one to give it instant Christianity. . . . And it cannot be denied that it was American Fundamentalism that brought instant Christianity to the gospel churches. . . .

We also seem to have gotten away from the concept of majesty altogether. This is the age of the common man and along with the common man has come the common god. . . .

The modern Christian has lost a sense of worship along with the concept of majesty, and of course, reverence as well. He has lost his ability to withdraw inwardly and commune in the secret place with God in the shrine of his own hidden spirit. It is this that makes Christianity, and we have all but lost it. Added numbers, yes, but lost fear. Multiplied schools, yes, but lost awareness of the invisible. Tons of literature being poured out, of course, but no consciousness of the divine Presence. Better communication, certainly, but nothing to communicate. Evangelistic organizations, yes, but the concept of majesty and worship and reverence has almost left us.

Tozer on the Almighty God : A 366-Day Devotional (WingSpread, 2004)
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