The Pursuit of God

Title: The Pursuit of God
Author: A.W. Tozer
Genre: Christian Living

The Pursuit of God reminded me of a prequel to The God Chasers by Tommy Tenny. Both books have inspired me to deepen my walk with the Lord. I wish that A.W. Tozer was still around as he was called a "20th century Prophet" even in his own time. Even though he died in 1963, I'm grateful for his shelf of writings that he has left behind. The Pursuit of God was the first of his books that I have read and look forward to reading more. (I counted 41 books that he has written.)

The Pursuit of God is a book written to Christians to encourage them to deepen their relationship with God. It reads a bit more complicated than books written by today's authors, but none the less, the wording is beautiful. He quotes many hymns, that were written long ago, that took me reading them a few times through to really grasp the meaning. All of the scripture he quotes is taken from the King James Version giving even more emphasis to his written words.

Here is one passage that I have read over and over again allowing to sink in my soul: "Long periods of Bible meditation will purify our gaze and direct it; church attendance will enlarge our outlook and increase our love for others. Service and work activity- are all good and should be encouraged in by every Christian. But at the bottom of these things, giving meaning to them, will be the inward habit of beholding God. " Later on down the page he quotes: "Social religion is perfected when private religion is purified." (These quotes were taken from the chapter entitled "The Gaze of the Soul" on page 87.)

I never want books like these to take the place of my regular Bible reading, but I sure do appreciate authors such as Tozer using the annointing God has given them to help others deepen their walk with God.