In case you missed it, I have taken quite a large leap into the twittering world, replete with my sincere and heartfelt apology via press conference a few days ago. [Non-tweeters may view it here].

Without saying too much about the transition from “twitter hater” to “twitterer,” I would like to expand on the Tozer Tuesday Quotes, the first of which was successfully tweeted this AM from Atlanta, Ga, and has now reached fellow tweeters around the globe.

As you know, the beauty of twitter is that the communication is limited to 140 characters or less, a challenge for most people like me and certainly for Aiden Wilson Tozer.  I picked Tozer for Tuesday quotes because he has been a mentor to me during my whole walk with Christ, speaking with sharp and penetrating insight that cuts through the layers of stuff that so easily cloud the simple invitation to draw near to the Holy One in Spirit and truth.  Though he died in 1963, and never was a poster boy for expansive church growth, Tozer knew what it was like to hunger and thirst for the presence of God, and he could unpack that desire for people who wanted to know Him more.  His writings, many of which were compiled after his death, often seem more relevant for the current Church than the one to which he preached a generation ago…and for me they remain as timely as those of any modern writer I know.

This week, the 140 character quote is shortened from these lines:

God formed us for His pleasure, and so formed us that we as well as He can in divine communion enjoy the sweet and mysterious mingling of kindred personalities.  He meant us to see Him and live in Him and draw our life from His smile. (The Pursuit Of God)

Whether tweeted or typed, read or recited, no words strike closer to the core of who I am today…and who you are.  We are living souls created with one central purpose-interaction and intimacy with the God of all creation.

Lord, let those words sink deep into our hearts right now.  Forgive us for spending so lavishly on that for which we were not made. And let your divine invitation awaken in us our true sense of worth, and a desire to seek Your face with everything we have and are.

Louie

More Tozer next Tuesday on twitter…if we can squeeze it all in!

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