Monday 3 December 2012

Tozer on Christian Leadership

Trials and Pain: He Knows
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For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses,
but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore
come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to
help in time of need.—Hebrews 4:15-16


Don't pity yourself. Don't be afraid to tell God your troubles. He knows all
about your troubles. There is a little song that says, "Nobody knows the
trouble I've seen," but there's Somebody who knows, all right. And our Fellow
Sufferer still retains a fellow feeling for our pains and still remembers in
the skies His tears, His agonies and cries, though he's now at the right hand
of the Father Almighty, sitting crowned in glory, awaiting, of course, that
great coronation day that yet is to come. But though He is there and though
they cry all around Him, "Worthy is the Lamb" (Revelation 5:12), He hasn't
forgotten us, and He hasn't forgotten the nails in His hands, the tears, the
agonies and cries.

He knows everything about you. He knows! He knows when the doctor hates to
tell you what's wrong with you and your friends come and try to be unnaturally
encouraging. He knows!

With boldness, therefore, at the throne Let us make all our sorrows known And
ask the aid of heavenly power To help us in the evil hour.

(The Attributes of God, pp. 94-95)

"Thank You, Lord, for this encouragment. It's so hard to suffer alone, and in
ministry it often seems we have no one with whom we can openly share. Thank
You that You know and understand. Amen." 


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