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TOZER DEVOTIONALTue, March 09, 2021The Power of Godly LivingThe most effective argument for Christianity is still the good lives of those who profess it. A company of pure-living and cheerful Christians in the community is a stronger proof that Christ is risen than any learned treatise could ever be. And a further advantage is that, while the average person could not be hired to read a theological work, no one can evade the practical argument presented by the presence of holy men and women. To the sons and daughters of this tense and highly mechanized age a holy life may seem unpardonably dull and altogether lacking in interest, but among all the fancy, interest-catching toys of the world a holy life stands apart as the only thing slated to endure. The stars make no noise, says the Italian proverb; yet they have outlived all man's civilizations and in their unassuming silence have shone on through the centuries, preaching their simple doctrine of God and enduring things. Francis of Assisi composed some sublime hymns and preached some quaint sermons, but for none of these is he known and by none of these has he captured the moral imagination of mankind. The utter purity of his life it is which has won him a lasting place in the hearts of every seeker after God.VerseFor God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.1 Thessalonians 4:7ThoughtHoly living gives authenticity to verbal witness. The impact of Christlike living opens the ears of those who otherwise would never listen. But it's easier to talk than to walk, isn't it?PrayerChange me, O Lord. Make me more and more like Jesus even if I whine and complain with the pain of change.