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A poem from Tozer

Am currently attending a 10 day conference in Malaysia ... at the introductory session we were asked to reflect on this poem.

Oh God I have tasted your Goodness,
It has both satisfied me ad made me thirsty for more.
I am fully conscious of my need of further grace,
I am ashamed of my lack of desire.

Oh God, Triune God, I want to want You.
I long to be filled with longing.
I thirst to be filled with longing.

Show me Your glory, that I may know You,
Begin in mercy a new work of love within me.
Say to my soul ... rise up my love, my fair one and come away.
Then give me grace to rise and follow You up from the misty lowland whare I have wandered for so long.

A W Tozer

Ponder, enjoy and be satisfied!

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  1. kazimodoJuly 22, 2012 at 5:17 AM

    Tozer is a legend. I am just reading The Crucified Life. He says in few words what a lot of modern authors say in hundreds. We need Tozer type followers of Jesus these days. A get on with it, no excuses kind of faith.
    Jackie

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