Born After Midnight, by A. W. Tozer - Quotes

 

  I recently read Born After Midnight, by A. W. Tozer, which is a book of discussions on Christian living. Here are some of my favorite quotes from this book about spiritual renewal. 

"Always and always God must be put first. The gospel in its scriptural context puts the glory of God first and the salvation of men second... God's glory is and must forever remain the Christian's true point of departure. Anything that begins anywhere else, whatever it is, is certainly not New Testament Christianity."

"We settle for words in religion because deeds are too costly. It is easier to pray, 'Lord, help me to carry my cross daily' than to pick up the cross and carry it."

"The best way to keep the enemy out is to keep Christ in. The sheep need not be terrified by the wolf; they have only to stay close to the shepherd. It is not the praying sheep Satan fears but the presence of the shepherd."

"Thinking about God and holy things creates a moral climate favorable to the growth of faith and love and humility and reverence. We cannot by thinking regenerate our hearts, nor take our sins away nor change the leopard's spots. Neither can we by thinking add one cubit to our stature or make evil good and darkness light... But we can by Spirit-inspired thinking help to make our minds pure sanctuaries in which God is pleased to dwell."

"The best way to control our thoughts is to offer the mind to God in complete surrender."

"God will allow his His servant to succeed when he has learned that success does not make him dearer to God nor more valuable in the total scheme of things. "

"We can afford to follow Him to failure. Faith dares to fail. The resurrection and the judgment will demonstrate before all worlds who won and who lost. We can wait."

"If we cannot die for Christ we can live for Him, and sometimes this is more heroic and will bring a larger reward."

"When we become too glib in prayer we are most surely talking to ourselves."

"The believing Christian will relish every moment in church and will profit by it. The instructed, obedient Christian will yield to God as the clay to the potter, and the result will be not waste but glory everlasting."

Check out Born After Midnight for more insights on Christian living!