This Tozer quote captures a recent path in my journey with the Lord. Learning that His Word is the ultimate authority sounds obvious until it's time to submit. Deception is a sneaky thing, undetected and unchosen. Nobody picks to believe inaccuracies. But, when the Word cuts, it's our humbling honor as Christians to yield to it.
Newsflash:
Your flesh won't like it.
You may have to move churches.
You may be shunned by family members.
You may be quite lonely.
You may have to repent.
My heart has been humbled and brought low. The illumination of error in my life has shaken me to my core in the best of ways. Learning to study the Word with proper hermeneutics changed everything for me.
I grieve for learning this later in life. I grieve for all the Bible Studies I've facilitated without teaching. I grieve for usurping the order of the Lord out of ignorance.
At the same time, I'm thankful, trusting in the Lord's sovereignty, steadfast love, and basking in His great mercy. He never left me, shepherding the shepherdless, leading me to discover who He really is, purifying everything I believed about Him.
Where are you struggling to yield to the Word?
What is the quality of your Bible Study time?
How is the Word purifying what you believe about God?