The Lord lives! Blessed by my Rock! Let God be exalted, the Rock of my
salvation!
--2 Samuel 22:47
O God, be Thou exalted over my possessions. Nothing of earth's
treasures shall seem dear unto me if only Thou art glorified in my
life. Be Thou exalted over my friendships. I am determined that Thou
shalt be above all, though I must stand deserted and alone in the
midst of the earth. Be Thou exalted above my comforts. Though it mean
the loss of bodily comforts and the carrying of heavy crosses, I shall
keep my vow made this day before Thee. Be Thou exalted over my
reputation. Make me ambitious to please Thee even if as a result I
must sink into obscurity and my name be forgotten as a dream. Rise,
O Lord, into Thy proper place of honor, above my ambitions, above my
likes and dislikes, above my family, my health and even my life
itself. Let me decrease that Thou mayest increase; let me sink that
Thou mayest rise above. Ride forth upon me as Thou didst ride into
Jerusalem mounted upon the humble little beast, a colt, the foal of
an ass, and let me hear the children cry to Thee, "Hosanna in the
highest."
-AW Tozer
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