Here is today's Tozer:
Now it came to pass at the end of seven days that the word of the Lord
came to me, saying, "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the
house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them
warning from Me." Ezekiel 3:16-17
I once heard a brother preach on the fact that the church should be
without spot or wrinkle. To get the wrinkles out of a sack, he said,
you fill it. To get a wrinkle out of a rug, you lay it down and walk
on it. God sometimes fills us, the preacher continued, but sometimes
He just puts us flat down so that everyone can walk on us!
King David long ago knew something of the latter method. He wrote,
"The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows"
(Psalm 129:3). I think David was talking about his enemies. And they
must have been wearing hobnail boots!
Ezekiel had just come to this kind of a low-ebbed, humbling
experience when God opened the heavens. In effect, God put His hand
on him and said, "Now I can use you. I have some words and some
plans that I want you to pass onto your country-men."
Men Who Met God, pp. 117-118
I realize that it is kind of trite, but the times of the most growth in my life came from trials. While I don't enjoy the times when I fall to temptation, I also know that they push me closer to God. I do not want to sin so that grace may increase, of course, but I do want to make sure that I let God use all the trials in my life to stretch me and get rid of the "scribbles" as Lily calls wrinkles in a sheet.
We're going through a mini-trial right now. Some sort of bug has made its rounds around the house. I felt a little off yesterday, though a nap in the middle of the day helped. Amanda has been stuffy and wonders if she has a sinus infection. Lily had a fever yesterday and woke up with it today. It's not been an easy few days. However, it has been great to just spend time with my family. It helps that I'm about done with classes too!
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