A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night Quotes

“When God leads us to do something for Him, He always empowers us to do it.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and following the God's will for you

“Now the word ‘serve’ may have 26 meanings in the English dictionary, and we can make it mean anything I suppose. In the Hebrew it means to work for a master as a bondservant. It is important for us to keep in mind that serving means that we are not directing or dictating, but rather we are submitting to a master...

The problem with many Christians today is that they want to tell God how they are going to serve as well as the conditions of their serving. This is not acceptable as far as God is concerned. God is my owner and serving Him means I recognize His ownership and I am completely in allegiance to Him, nobody else.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

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― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night

“You may see challenges before you, but no challenge is bigger than God. Not one challenge could ever surprise God in the least.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“Those who are willing to go God’s way want to hear the voice of God. The voice of man goes this way and that, but God’s way is always the best. When I surrender myself to God, when I accept nothing less than God’s way revealed to me through God’s voice, I will get to the place He wants me to be.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“As a culture, we have become addicted to devices and technology. However, those who refuse to trust in these human inclinations and devices are the ones who have their ears open to hear the voice of the Lord.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“God begins our journey, and the Angel knows the way; only He can take us to the place of God’s choosing. God’s wisdom opens up divine opportunities for us. We may not recognize it in the moment, but there will be an inner voice that speaks confidently, “This is the way, walk ye in it” (Isaiah 30: 21).”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“When we allow God’s Word to go beyond our ears and into our hearts, it stimulates us to do that which God is calling us to do.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“God is directing His people in the way He wants them to go. Often it is not the way we want to go, but as we yield ourselves to God, He opens doors and leads us forward.”
― a.w. tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“The pathway is of His choosing and may not match the way we want. But to overstep God’s plan is disaster. As a Christian, I go forward under the power of the Holy Spirit, who is leading and preparing me for the path chosen for me.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“His preparation in us is in complete harmony with His knowledge of everything that is going to happen to us.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“explains the problem with many today. They think they can enjoy the promises of God while still living in the evil land. Such is simply not the case. One thing we need to comprehend is that God saves us out of to bring us into. God saved Israel out of Egypt in order to bring them into the promised land. From my point of view, many gospel Christians today accept the importance of getting people saved out of Egypt. That is the real focus for them. And it is true—God saves us from our past sins, from our worst habits, and above all else, He is to save us from hell. Coming to Christ means that. And people think, Now I don’t have to worry about those things. I’m not going to hell when I die. I will go zooming off into heaven. Now I can just enjoy life because I know where I’m going when I die. However, almost nothing is said about what we are saved unto. Yes, we know what we are saved from, and we can glory in that, but that needs to be a temporary glory. We need to know what we have been saved unto. I want you to know that this is not automatic. Once we are out of Egypt, we do not pitch a tent and say, “Well, I have arrived.” No, the truth is effective only when we emphasize that we have been saved not only from something, but we have been saved unto something. Then the description of what we have been saved unto is important for us to be motivated to go in that direction. Christians will not seek to enter a land of which they have not heard. How can I go somewhere I’ve never heard about? What is it? How do I get there? The evidence is quite prominent. We have a decaying Christianity, rotten from head to foot, as Bible scholar William Reed Newell wrote in his commentary on Romans. I could not agree more. So what is this land of promise? What is it that God has set before us? How can we enter in with all of His blessings and receive all of His promises? The things in the land of promise are those chosen for us by God out of the goodness of His heart. This land of promise has been secured by God’s oath and covenant. All the infinite resources of God are behind the covenant. What God has promised He can deliver because He is God.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night

“Getting into the deeper life is a real trial, just like the children of Israel discovered. They left the desert, went into Canaan, and experienced battle after battle. But every battle made them stronger. Every battle prepared them for the next battle. And God was on their side, leading them, and they were walking by the cloud by day and the fire by night, and nobody could resist them.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and following the God's will for you

“I need to remember that God is not trying to glorify me; rather, He wants to glorify himself through my life.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“If everyone today were physically what they were spiritually, many of you would be wearing diapers and sucking your thumbs.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“O gracious Father, Thy guidance in my life is so greatly needed and appreciated. When I try on my own, I only fail. The work of the Holy Spirit in my life is guiding me to the destination Thou hast established. May I be faithful, God, to Thy leadership. May those around me see Thy work in me. In Jesus’ name, amen.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“Man’s imperfections are proof of God’s grace.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“When I surrender myself to God, when I accept nothing less than God’s way revealed to me through God’s voice, I will get to the place He wants me to be.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“We need to relax a bit, turn away from the noise of the world, and listen to the voice of God because He has everything put together.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“We need to have markers that remind us of what God is doing in our lives and how God is leading us to cross a particular line and never go back.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“What are you going to do about your discouragement? Remember, the stars in heaven do not shine in the daytime; it is already light upon the earth. Why do they shine at night? Because the darkness makes them visible. So in all the periods of history the saint always stands out when darkness rises upon the earth.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, like the wideness of the sea. There’s a kindness in God’s justice, which is more than liberty. There is no place where earth’s sorrows are more felt than up in heaven. There is no place where earth’s failings have such kindly judgment given. Frederick William Faber
(1814–1863)”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“In chapter 15, Tozer shows the connection between battles and blessings. He points out that you can’t have a blessing until you have experienced a battle. But the purpose of the battle is to get us to the blessing.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“I learned this early in my Christian life and ministry. When I was being interviewed for ordination, there were men on the committee who did not think I was qualified. They were right in many regards. I never finished high school; I went to one day of eighth grade. I never went to college or seminary or any other thing of that nature. I just began preaching on the street corners as I believed God was leading me. I preached in summer tent meetings and on street corners and did all this to the glory of God. I wasn’t a very good preacher. I freely admit that. However, I really had a heart to serve God. I later found out that most of the people in that ordination committee were not going to let me be ordained. After they had all talked about it, one man apparently said, “I don’t know—I have a feeling about this young man. I think he has a real heart for God and for ministry. I think we should consider ordaining him and just put him in God’s hands.” I did not understand it back then, but God was directing me into an area that I did not know anything about. If I had tried to get ordained on my own credentials, I never would have been ordained. God and the Angel of the Lord were leading me in the direction God wanted me to go.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You

“You may see challenges before you, but no challenge is bigger than God. Not one challenge could ever surprise God in the least. When we start our journey with God, He knows the beginning and the end and everything in between. His preparation in us is in complete harmony with His knowledge of everything that is going to happen to us. Nothing can ever happen to you or me but what God has prepared us to handle.”
― A.W. Tozer, A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night: Finding and Following God's Will for You