A Devotion from A.W. Tozer

Whoever would be filled and indwelt by the Spirit should first judge his life for any hidden

iniquities; he should courageously expel from his heart everything which is out of accord with

the character of God as revealed by the Holy Scriptures.

At the base of all true Christian experience must lie a sound and sane morality. No joys are

valid, no delights legitimate where sin is allowed to live in life or conduct. No transgression of

pure righteousness dare excuse itself on the ground of superior religious experience.

To seek high emotional states while living in sin is to throw our whole life open to self-

deception and the judgment of God. “Be ye holy” is not a mere motto to be framed and hung

on the wall. It is a serious commandment from the Lord of the whole earth.

The true Christian ideal is not to be happy but to be holy. The holy heart alone

can be the habitation of the Holy Ghost.