God is under no obligation to answer our prayers. He hears prayer because He is good, and for no other reason.*
Truly God is good (Psalm 73:1).
*adapted from A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy, The Pursuit of God, God’s Pursuit of Man, p. 143.
“All God’s acts are done in perfect wisdom, first for His own glory, and then for the highest good of the greatest number for the longest time.”*
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High (Psalm 92:1).
*A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy, The Pursuit of God, God’s Pursuit of Man, Three Spiritual Classics in One Volume, p. 108.
Prayer at its holiest moment is the entering into God in a place of such blessed union as makes miracles seem tame and remarkable answers to prayer appear something very far short by comparison.*
Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10).
*A.W. Tozer, Mornings with Tozer, February 26.
Whatever God can do, faith can do, and whatever faith can do, prayer can do when it is offered in faith.
Pray and pray again until the answer comes.*
*A.W. Tozer, Mornings With Tozer, October 21.
Faith and true prayer are like two sides of the same coin—they are inseparable!
Men may, and often do, pray without faith (though this is not true prayer), but it is not thinkable that men should have faith and not pray.*
*A.W. Tozer, Mornings With Tozer, October 21.
“Much of our problem in continuing fellowship with a holy God is that many Christians only repent for what they do, rather than for what they are!
Lord, I confess before you that at my very core I am a sinner–but one who has been saved by Your grace.”*
*A.W. Tozer, Mornings With Tozer, June 15.
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The high honor of God is first in heaven.*
The high honor of God should be first in our prayers.
*A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy, p.42.
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