Examination vs. Adoration

I have again been moved by the words of A.W. Tozer...As usual, his words have rocked me to the core...

Tozer makes the point in "The Pursuit of God", page. 73-74, that during his day and certainly in ours, we live in a secular age. As a result, our thought habits are most similiar to "those of a scientist, not those of a worshipper."

A scientist. Does that describe me? What about you? Do we approach God, this God whom we as Christians say we have a 'personal relationship' with, seeking to examine and find proofs about God in an effort to have an authentic faith. Or do we approach God as people who fall to their knees and "whisper '"God'". Are willing to admit that we are going to have to wait until heaven before we are able to explain God? Is God unknowable? Certainly not, Is He unexplainable? Yes, in a limited manner. We can explain God based upon what we 1). Know of Him from the Word and 2). What nature reveals to us about God? For the worshipper, Knowledge of God revealed in the Scriptures and the Glory of God revealed in nature are enough to spur wonder and awe. To the scientist, more is needed.

Maybe you can see it, there is a large difference between the two.

Truthfully, most scientists find it difficult if not impossible to have much "faith" in anything besides their "science". If science cannot explain, it must not be true and real, and therefore, cannot be a valid, authentic option.

A true worshipper on the other hand has very little need for explanation of their faith. They take faith for what it is, faith. "The certainty of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Too bad, in our secular age, scientists are not the ones leading the charge in providing evidences to the church about our God that would spur us on in our pursuit of the Almighty. Instead, they are apparently enemies.

Tozer went further with his words and stated that as a result of this scientific mindset, "we are more likely to explain than to adore." Again Tozer is right on the money.

We are not called to explain God or to even necessarily demand an explanation from God, rather, we are called to come to his feet and adore.

May I be found at His feet in wonder and awe, not standing in the midst of His glory demanding more proof...
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