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  THE DIRECTOR OF OUR WAY
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of trusting in God's
sovereignty and divine guidance, recognizing the limitations of human
wisdom and the impermanence of human existence.

Topics: "Divine Guidance", "Human Limitations"
Scripture References: Psalm 25:4-5, Psalm 37:23-24, Psalm 119:105, Proverbs 3:5-6, Proverbs 16:9, Isaiah 30:21, Isaiah 58:11, Jeremiah 10:23, Romans 8:14, James 1:5

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes the profound truth found in Jeremiah 10:23,
illustrating that humanity lacks the ability to direct its own steps. He
describes man as a traveler navigating a complex journey from an
uncertain past to an unknown future, highlighting the futility of
relying on oneself for guidance. Tozer contrasts the living God, the
King of Eternity, with the vanity of idols, underscoring the necessity
of divine direction in our lives. The sermon invites reflection on the
importance of seeking God's guidance in our daily paths.

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Among the many wonders of the Holy Scriptures is their ability
frequently to compress into a sentence truth so vast, so complex, as to
require a whole shelf of books to expound. Even a single phrase may glow
with a light like that of the ancient pillar of fire and its shining may
illuminate the intellectual landscape for miles around. An example is
found in Jeremiah 10:23.

After the Lord had spoken of the vanity of idols and had set in contrast
to the gods of the heathen the glory of the living God, the King of
Eternity, the prophet responded in an inspired exclamation that very
well states the whole problem of humankind: O Lord, I know that the way
of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his
steps.

The prophet here turns to a figure of speech, one which appears in the
Scriptures so frequently that it is not easy to remember that it is but
a figure. Man is seen as a traveler making his difficult way from a past
he can but imperfectly recollect into a future about which he knows
nothing. And he cannot stay, but must each morning strike his moving
tent and journey on toward-and there is the heavy problem-toward what?

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