God Understands Us
God understands and loves us in our imperfections, valuing our love more than the universe.
A.W. Tozer emphasizes that God embodies patience and goodwill, inviting us to embrace our imperfections and trust in His understanding and love. He reassures us that we please God not through our own efforts to be good, but by surrendering ourselves to Him, recognizing that He desires our fellowship. God's discipline is delivered with a loving smile, reflecting His joy in our growth as His children. Ultimately, Tozer conveys that God's love for us is profound, valuing our relationship above all creation, and He is fully aware of our human frailty.
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We should revel in the joy of believing that God is the sum of all patience and the true essence of kindly good will! Because He is what He is, we please Him most, not by frantically trying to make ourselves good, but by throwing ourselves into His arms with all our imperfections and believing that He understands everything-and loves us still! The God who desires our fellowship and communion is not hard to please, although He may be hard to satisfy. He expects from us only what He has Himself supplied. When He must chasten us, Re even does this with a smile-the proud, tender smile of a Father who is bursting with pleasure over an imperfect son who is coming every day to look more and more like the One whose child he is!
This is the best of good news: God loves us for ourselves.
He values our love more than He values galaxies of newly created worlds. He remembers our frame and knows that we are dust!
Sermon Outline
- God's Nature
- Patience and Kindness
- Understanding and Love
Key Quotes
“The God who desires our fellowship and communion is not hard to please, although He may be hard to satisfy.” — A.W. Tozer
“God loves us for ourselves. He values our love more than He values galaxies of newly created worlds.” — A.W. Tozer
“He remembers our frame and knows that we are dust!” — A.W. Tozer
Application Points
- Throw yourself into God's arms with all your imperfections and believe that He understands everything and loves you still.
- Recognize that God's expectations are based on what He has supplied, not on your own abilities.
- Remember that God loves you for who you are, not for what you can do.