Everyday Spirituality

In my habits for an everyday spirituality, I try to read something quite unrelated to my sermon preparation.  Sometimes, I get so focused on completing a task that I miss the potential growth opportunities.  So, I try to read something outside of the task just to keep a balance.  This week, I was reading A.W. Tozer’s wonderful little book, “The Knowledge of the Holy” and I was struck by a comment made by the ever-quotable Tozer.  He wrote:

“Because man is born a rebel, he is unaware that he is one.  His constant assertion of self, as far as he thinks of it at all, appears to him a perfectly normal thing.  He is willing to share himself, sometimes even to sacrifice himself for a desired end, but never to dethrone himself.”  

That is, of course, our daily call.  The complement of surrendering to God is the dethroning of ourselves.  If you want a biblical spirituality, that is a great place to start!