✨ Those Who Walk With Jesus — Part 29 ✨ Invite the Cross to Do Its Deadly Work Within Us

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✨ Those Who Walk With Jesus — Part 29 ✨
Invite the Cross to Do Its Deadly Work Within Us

📝 Their Message (Summary)
A.W. Tozer pulls no punches: the greatest obstacle to God’s presence in our lives is not the devil, not the world, but self. The veil that hides God’s face is not external—it is woven from our own self-life: pride, self-promotion, hidden ego, even in the guise of religion.

The cross tears that veil. But the tearing is not poetic or painless—it is the ripping of living, quivering spiritual tissue. To be crucified with Christ is to suffer loss, to bleed, to let go of self-sufficiency. It is not a doctrine to admire, but an experience to endure.

And yet, the cross does not leave us hanging. Once its deadly work is finished, resurrection follows. The veil is removed. We enter into the Holy of Holies—not in theory, but in living, conscious communion with God Himself.

🔥 My Reflection
This convicts me deeply. I love the idea of the veil being torn, but I resist when God presses against the self-life in me. I want resurrection power without crucifixion pain. I want God and my comfort.

But the Spirit whispers: there is no shortcut through the veil. If I truly want Him, I must invite the cross to do its work. I must let Him touch the tender places I avoid, the parts of me that cling to pride or fear.

And yet, Tozer reminds me—it is not endless suffering. The cross is effective. It brings death, then resurrection. The pain gives way to joy, the wound to glory. I fear the dying, but I long for the Presence on the other side.

🕊️ The Invitation
Be honest before God: where are you still hiding behind self?
Pray Tozer’s prayer today, slowly:

“Lord, show me how to die, that I may rise again to newness of life. Rend the veil of my self-life from the top down as You once tore the veil of the Temple. Lead me into Your Presence. Amen.”

Then ask: am I willing for the cross to hurt me, in order to heal me?

 🔗 Walking with Jesus — A Family’s Story

This is part of a series sharing the six-year testimony of a family walking daily with Jesus.
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