Pour Yourself Out
The sermon emphasizes the importance of emptying oneself and allowing God to fill the vacuum in one's life, leading to a deeper connection with Him.
A.W. Tozer emphasizes the transformative power of emptying oneself to make room for God's presence, illustrating that just as nature abhors a vacuum, so does the spiritual realm. He encourages believers to pour themselves out, surrendering their intellect and self-reliance to be filled by the Holy Spirit. Tozer highlights that true knowledge of God comes not from human understanding but through love and faith. The sermon invites listeners to come to God in humility, recognizing that it is only through the Holy Spirit that they can be drawn closer to Him. Ultimately, the message is about seeking God for His own sake and experiencing the joy of His presence.
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Science declares that nature abhors a vacuum. It should be happy knowledge to us, then, that the same principle is true in the kingdom of God-when you empty yourself, God Almighty rushes in! The Creator God who fills the universe and overflows into immensity can never be surrounded by that little thing we call our brain, our mind, our intellect. Never can we rise to face God by what we are and by what we know! Only by love and faith are we lifted thus to know Him and adore Him! What a happy hour it becomes when we are drawn out of ourselves, and into that vacuum rushes the blessed Presence. How wonderful in our humanity to sense the reality of the Holy Spirit's invitation: "Pour yourself out! Give yourself to Me! Empty yourself!
Bring your empty earthen vessels!
Come in meekness like a child!" Drawn out of ourselves by the Holy Spirit of God-for who knows the things of God but the Holy Spirit? We are delivered from ourselves when we finally seek God for Himself alone!
Sermon Outline
- The Principle of the Vacuum
- The Limitations of Human Understanding
- The Invitation of the Holy Spirit
- Delivered from Ourselves
- Nature abhors a vacuum
- God fills the vacuum in our lives
- Our intellect cannot contain God
- Love and faith are necessary to know God
- Pour yourself out and give yourself to God
- Come in meekness like a child
- Seeking God for Himself alone
Key Quotes
“When you empty yourself, God Almighty rushes in!” — A.W. Tozer
“Only by love and faith are we lifted thus to know Him and adore Him!” — A.W. Tozer
“Drawn out of ourselves by the Holy Spirit of God-for who knows the things of God but the Holy Spirit?” — A.W. Tozer
Application Points
- Make a conscious effort to empty yourself and allow God to fill the vacuum in your life.
- Rely on love and faith to know God better, rather than your intellect or understanding.
- Seek a genuine relationship with God, unencumbered by your own agendas.