I can safely say, on the authority of all that is revealed in the Word of God, that any man or woman on this earth who is bored and turned off by worship is not ready for heaven.

But I can almost hear someone saying, "Is Tozier getting away from justification by faith?  Haven't we always heard that we are justified and saved and on our way to heaven by faith?"

I assure you that Martin Luther never believed in justification by faith more strongly than I do.  I beleive in justification by faith, I believe we are saved by having faith in the Son of God as Lord and Savior.

But nowadays there is a deadly, automatic quality about getting saved.  It bothers me greatly

I say an "automatic" quality: "Put a nickel's worth of faith in the slot, pull down the lever and take out the little card of salvation.  Tuck it in your wallet and off you go!"

After that, the man or woman can say, "Yes, I'm saved."

How does he or she know?

"I put the nickel in.  I accepted Jesus and I signed the card."

Very good.  There is nothing intrinsically wrong with signing a card.  It can be a very helpful thing so we know who has made inquiry.

Buy really, my bother and sister, we are brought to God and to faith and to salvation that we might worship and adore Him.  We do not come to God that we might be automatic Christians, cookie-cutter Christians, Christians stamped out with a die.

God has provided His salvation that we might be, individually and personally, vibrant childrean of God, loving God with all our hearts and worshipping Him in the beauty of holiness.

A.W. Tozier

I hope everyone has a blessed day today.