What Really Matters?
Our personal relationship with God takes priority over everything else, and following Christ requires trusting Him completely, carrying our cross daily, loving God and others, and fulfilling our commission.
A.W. Tozer emphasizes that in a world filled with distractions, the only thing that truly matters is our personal relationship with God. He argues that no modern solution can provide security from God's displeasure, and only Christ can offer the help we need. Tozer highlights the importance of trusting Christ completely, carrying our cross daily, loving God and others, and fulfilling our role as ambassadors of Christ. Ultimately, he calls for spiritual growth and readiness for our eternal destiny, likening it to a ripe harvest. These foundational truths are what should guide our lives.
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It is all but impossible these days to get people to pay any attention to things that really matter. The broad cynic in our modern civilization is likely to ask: "What really matters, after all?" It is our personal relationship to God that really matters! That takes priority over everything else; for no man can afford to live or die under the frowning displeasure of God. Yet, name one modern device that can save him from it. Where can a man find security? Can philosophy help him? or psychology? or science? or atoms or wonder drugs or vitamins? Only Christ can help him, and His aid is as old as man's sin and man's need. A few other things matter to be sure. We must trust Christ completely. We must carry our cross daily.
We must love God and our fellow men.
We must fulfill our commission as ambassadors of Christ among men. We must grow in grace and in the knowledge of God and come at last to our end like a ripe shock of corn at harvest time. These are the things that really matter!
Sermon Outline
- What Really Matters?
- What can save us from God's displeasure?
- What else matters?
- We must trust Christ completely
- We must carry our cross daily
- We must love God and our fellow men
- We must fulfill our commission as ambassadors of Christ
- We must grow in grace and knowledge of God
Key Quotes
“It is all but impossible these days to get people to pay any attention to things that really matter.” — A.W. Tozer
“Only Christ can help him, and His aid is as old as man's sin and man's need.” — A.W. Tozer
“These are the things that really matter!” — A.W. Tozer
Application Points
- We must prioritize our personal relationship with God above all else.
- Following Christ requires a complete trust in Him.
- We must carry our cross daily and follow Christ's teachings.