Tuesday is for Heart Songs
From the Tozer archives via my charming wife:
But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
–Matthew 6:6
Among the enemies to devotion none is so harmful as distractions. Whatever excites the curiosity, scatters the thoughts, disquiets the heart, absorbs the interests or shifts our life focus from the kingdom of God within us to the world around us–that is a distraction; and the world is full of them. Our science-based civilization has given us many benefits but it has multiplied our distractions and so taken away far more than it has given….
The remedy for distractions is the same now as it was in earlier and simpler times, viz., prayer, meditation and the cultivation of the inner life. The psalmist said “Be still, and know,” and Christ told us to enter into our closet, shut the door and pray unto the Father. It still works….
Distractions must be conquered or they will conquer us. So let us cultivate simplicity; let us want fewer things; let us walk in the Spirit; let us fill our minds with the Word of God and our hearts with praise. In that way we can live in peace even in such a distraught world as this. “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you.”
—AW Tozer; The Set of the Sail, pp.129-132.
On another note: My son has a channel on Youtube with four of his slam poetry offerings and another, titled “Propane Poets” that will be up soon. If you haven’t seen any of them, take a look. All of them would be great set pieces in a worship service to either set up or finish a message themed in their content. They could also be used as great discussion starters in a college dorm room.
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