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A true leader will have no desire to lord it over God’s heritage. He is rather ready to follow as well as lead.
Aiden Wilson Tozer
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Aiden Wilson Tozer
Age: 66 †
Born: 1897
Born: April 21
Died: 1963
Died: May 12
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The man with a cross no longer controls his destiny he lost control when he picked up his cross. That cross immediately became to him an all-absorbing interest, an overwhelming interference. No matter what he may desire to do, there is but one thing he can do that is, move on toward the place of crucifixion.
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The more highly we think of ourselves-our abilities and talents-the less God can use us.
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The best way to prove that a stick is crooked is to set a straight one beside it. No words need to be spoken.
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Unsaintly saints are the tragedy of Christianity.
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What do we value most? What would we most hate to lose? What do our thoughts turn to most frequently when we are free to think of what we will? And finally, what affords us the greatest pleasure?
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The goodness of God is infinitely more wonderful than we will ever be able to comprehend.
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The idea of the divine-human friendship originated with God. Had not God said first 'Ye are my friends?' (John 15:14)
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We are saved to worship God. All that Christ has done in the past and all that He is doing now leads to this one end.
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Jesus Christ our Lord surrendered in order that He might win He destroyed His enemies by dying for them and conquered death by allowing death to conquer Him.
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I do not know why God does some things, but I am convinced that nothing is accidental in his universe.
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Christians alone are in a position to rescue the perishing. We dare not settle down to try to live as if things were 'normal.' Nothing is normal while sin and lust and death roam the world, pouncing upon one and another till the whole population has been destroyed.
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We have measured ourselves by ourselves until the incentive to seek higher plateaus in the things of the Spirit is all but gone.
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Nothing's easier to talk about than surrendering ourselves and dying on the Cross. Nothing's harder than actually doing it.
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Jesus Christ knows the worst about you. Nonetheless, He is the one who loves you the most.
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Wherever we find Jesus is the perfect place to worship.
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History is little more than the story of man's sin, and the daily newspaper a running commentary on it.
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True obedience is the refusal to compromise in any regard our relationship with God, regardless of the consequences.
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Our self-trust is such a subtle thing that it still comes around whispering to us even after we are sure it is gone.
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Any faith that must be supported by the evidence of the senses is not real faith.
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