Okay, it’s really no secret that I love A.W. Tozer. He has a way of writing huge thougths in such a succinct manner that blows me away. I’m considering making this a regular post for me, so I’ve added a whole Tozer category. (I know, I shouldn’t be messing around with the behind-the-scenes stuff. I might mess things up so badly that even Brian and jlove couldn’t fix them!) Anyway, here’s the latest Tozer quote to hit me. It’s from The Attributes of God, Vol.II.

Faithfulness is that in God which guarantees that He will never be or act inconsistent with Himself. You can put that down as an axiom. It is good for you now and good for you when you’re dying. It will be good to remember as you rise from the dead and good for all the eons and milleniums to come. God will never cease to be what He is and who He is. Everything God says or does must be in accord with His faithfulness. He will always be true to Himself, to His works and to His creation. . . .

Now that may sound a little dry, but if you get that inside of you and build on it, you’ll be glad you know it the next time you’re in a tough circumstance, You can live on froth and bubbles and little wisps of badly understood theology - until the pressure is on. And when the pressure is on, you’ll want to know what kind of God you’re serving.

This is the kind of God you’re serving: All that God says or does must accord with all of His attributes, including His attribute of faithfulness. Every thought that God thinks, every word that God speaks, every act of God must accord with His faithfulness, wisdom, goodness, justice, holiness, love, truth and all His other attributes.