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> [“The word of wisdom is missing,” he continued. “We need the gift of discernment again in our pulpits. It is not ability to predict that we need, but the anointed eye, the power of spiritual penetration and interpretation, the ability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/the-word-of-wisdom-is-missing-he-continued-we-need-the-gift-of/)

[a.w. tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

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> [“Among the gifts of the Spirit, scarcely is one of greater practical usefulness than the gift of discernment. This gift should be highly valued and frankly sought as being almost indispensable in these critical times. This gift will enable us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/among-the-gifts-of-the-spirit-scarcely-is-one-of-greater-practical/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

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## Other authors on Discernment

- [Samuel Asumadu-Sarkodie 75 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discernment/samuel-asumadu-sarkodie/)
- [Criss Jami 14 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discernment/criss-jami/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oswald-chambers-72884.jpg) Oswald Chambers 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discernment/oswald-chambers/)
- [Craig D. Lounsbrough 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discernment/craig-d-lounsbrough/)

## More by A.W. Tozer

> [“depth of the riches both”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/depth-of-the-riches-both/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

> [“We should revel in the joy of believing that God is the sum of all patience and the true essence of kindly good will!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/we-should-revel-in-the-joy-of-believing-that-god-is-the-sum-of-all/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

> [“History reveals that times of suffering for the church have also been times of looking upward. Tribulation has always sobered God’s people and encouraged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/history-reveals-that-times-of-suffering-for-the-church-have-also-been/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

> [“Whatever comes into your heart and mind when you think about God is the most important thing about you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/whatever-comes-into-your-heart-and-mind-when-you-think-about-god-is/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

> [“Thus we dare not conclude that because we learn about the Spirit we for that reason actually know Him. Knowing Him comes only by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/thus-we-dare-not-conclude-that-because-we-learn-about-the-spirit-we/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

> [“The whole Bible supports the idea. God is speaking. Not God spoke, but God is speaking. He is by His nature continuously articulate. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/the-whole-bible-supports-the-idea-god-is-speaking-not-god-spoke-but/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

> [“The more my trust rests in God, the less I trust myself. If we truly desire to live the crucified life, we must get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/the-more-my-trust-rests-in-god-the-less-i-trust-myself-if-we-truly/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

> [“We’re Marching to Zion Isaac Watts (1674–1748) Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known; Join in a song with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/we-re-marching-to-zion-isaac-watts-1674-1748-come-we-that-love-the/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

> [“With the veil removed by the rending of Jesus' flesh, with nothing on God's side to prevent us from entering, why do we tarry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/with-the-veil-removed-by-the-rending-of-jesus-flesh-with-nothing-on/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

> [“The word of wisdom is missing,” he continued. “We need the gift of discernment again in our pulpits. It is not ability to predict…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/the-word-of-wisdom-is-missing-he-continued-we-need-the-gift-of/)

[a.w. tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

> [“thereafter to crave any further revelation of God to our souls. We have been snared in the coils of a spurious logic which insists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/thereafter-to-crave-any-further-revelation-of-god-to-our-souls-we/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

> [ “\[Sadly\] the first thing we tell our young converts, the babes in Christ, is, 'Here is a handful of tracts- now get out and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/sadly-the-first-thing-we-tell-our-young-converts-the-babes-in-christ/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

> [“We must invite the cross to do its deadly work within us. We must bring our self-sins to the cross for judgment. We must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/we-must-invite-the-cross-to-do-its-deadly-work-within-us-we-must/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

> [“Here is a masterly study of the inner life by a heart thirsting after God, eager to grasp at least the outskirts of His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/here-is-a-masterly-study-of-the-inner-life-by-a-heart-thirsting-after/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

> [“The modern scientist has lost God amid the wonders of His world; we Christians are in real danger of losing God amid the wonders…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-w-tozer/the-modern-scientist-has-lost-god-amid-the-wonders-of-his-world-we/)

[A.W. Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-w-tozer/)

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