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  CROSSING OVER JORDAN
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: We should approach God and nature directly, without interposing
the laws of nature between us and God, and have faith in the face of
death by knowing that God is present and in control.

Topics: "Faith in God's Sovereignty", "Understanding Divine Presence"
Scripture References: Job 38:1, Psalm 23:4, Psalm 46:1, Psalm 104:24-25, Isaiah 40:12, Matthew 6:26, John 14:2-3, Romans 8:28, Hebrews 11:10, Revelation 21:4

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes the direct relationship the prophets and psalmists
had with God, contrasting it with modern perceptions that often
complicate our understanding of the divine. He illustrates this through
a story of a joyful elderly woman facing death, who viewed her
transition as crossing over to a land owned by God, reflecting a
profound faith in God's sovereignty. Tozer encourages believers to
recognize God's presence in all aspects of life and to embrace the unity
of creation under His rule. The sermon calls for a return to a more
immediate apprehension of the divine, free from the distractions of
modern interpretations of nature.

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The prophets and the psalmists of the Old Testament wrestled as we do
with the problem of evil in a divine universe but their approach to God
and nature was much more direct than ours. They did not interpose
between God and His world that opaque web we moderns call the "laws of
nature." They could see God in a whirlwind and hear Him in a storm and
they did not hesitate to say so! There was about their lives an
immediate apprehension of the divine. Everything in heaven and on earth
assured them that this is God's world and that He rules over all. I
heard a Methodist bishop tell of being called to the bedside of an
elderly dying woman in his early ministry.

He said he was frightened; but the old saint was radiantly happy.

When he tried to express the sorrow he felt about her illness, she would
not hear it. "Why, God bless you young man," she said cheerfully, "there
is nothing to be scared about. I am just going to cross over Jordan,
where my Father owns the land on both sides of the river!" She
understood about the unity of all things in God's creation.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/crossing-over-jordan/
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