“To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love.” – Aiden Wilson Tozer
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, English abolitionist and statesman, on prayer. Buxton was a part of an extended family of missionaries around the world that included C.T. Studd and Norman Grubb. He was a strong advocate against slavery and for the rights and self-determination of indigenous people around the world. "When I am out of heart, I follow …
From the book, "Walking in the Spirit," on the topic of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in response to our absolute surrender. "But the Spirit not only reveals Christ, but He actually brings Him to occupy and abide in the heart. It is not enough to see, we must receive Him and become personally united …
On walking with our God in a way in which we listen and hear Him regularly: "He who has ear to hear, let him hear" (Jesus, Matthew 11:15). "Knowing that Jesus is truly Emmanuel, God with us, and learning to hear His voice are vital to becoming spiritually mature. Listening to God - which is …
Few writers have grasped and explained the New Covenant life we have in Christ as has A.B. Simpson. This long section from the book, "Wholly Sanctified," is one of the clearest explanations of how we are to live in Christ and how He wants to live in us so that we might become wholly sanctified. …
Oswald Chambers was and is still today one of the great influencers who fully understood the New Covenant life we have in Christ, that it is nothing of our own lives and fully His life lived in us. This requires a deep repentance. This is a repentance not just from specific sins, for choosing when, …
From Clyde's excellent book, "Because We Love Him: Embracing Life of Holiness." "Some may romanticize death to self from a distance, as one would romanticize martyrdom. But there is nothing romantic about the reality of death. Yet when we love Christ, we are drawn to follow Him in death. This death is a daily, deliberate …
From John's book, "The Utter Relief of Holiness." "I've watched friends who are surfers, and it's the same dynamic. There is a moment when you have to commit; you have to go with the wave or not. Yes, there is some paddling on your part, but when the wave picks you up, your choice is …
From Clyde Cranford's excellent book, "Because We Love Him - Embracing a Life of Holiness." "And, we have a commission from the Lord. We are to do what He does, go where He sends, and say what He gives us to say. When we preach, teach, or share one-on-one, the words we speak are not …
On surrendering to Christ, Chambers had this to say: "To become one with Jesus Christ, a person must be willing not only to give up sin, but also to surrender his whole way of looking at things. Being born again by the Spirit of God means that we must first be willing to let go …
On the need for true humility if we would see the grace of our God flow into our living: "Humility quietly demolishes the dams of pride in our lives, so the river of grace may freely flow. But we need not wait for our God to dynamite these obstacles. We can and must accomplish this …
One Pursuit 