They are a thirst for God, and they will not be satisfied till they have drunk deep at the Fountain of Living Water. They are eager for spiritual realities and will not be put off with words, nor will they be content with correct interpretations of truth. In this hour of all-but-universal darkness one cheering gleam appears: within the fold of conservative Christianity there are to be found increasing numbers of persons whose religious lives are marked by a growing hunger after God Himself. Above all, it has the keynote of sincerity and humility. It deals with the deep things of God and the riches of His grace. Here is a book for every pastor, missionary, and devout Christian. I felt the nearness of God while reading them. The ten chapters are heart searching and the prayers at the close of each are for closet, not pulpit. The author has few quotations but he knows the saints and mystics of the centuries-Augustine, Nicholas of Cusa, Thomas à Kempis, von Hügel, Finney, Wesley and many more.

There is deep insight, sobriety of style, and a catholicity of outlook that is refreshing.

The chapters could be summarized in Moses’ prayer, Show me thy glory, or Paul’s exclamation, O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! It is theology not of the head but of the heart. It does not deal with the pulpit and the pew but with the soul a thirst for God.

His book is the result of long meditation and much prayer. There I discovered a self-made scholar, an omnivorous reader with a remarkable library of theological and devotional books, and one who seemed to burn the midnight oil in pursuit of God. My acquaintance with the author is limited to brief visits and loving fellowship in his church. Frank Mason North, of New York, says in his immortal poem, so Mr. Who could imagine David writing the twenty-third Psalm on South Halsted Street, or a medieval mystic finding inspiration in a small study on the second floor of a frame house on that vast, flat checker-board of endless streetsĪnd paths where hide the lures of greed.īut even as Dr. Here is a masterly study of the inner life by a heart thirsting after God, eager to grasp at least the outskirts of His ways, the abyss of His love for sinners, and the height of His unapproachable majesty-and it was written by a busy pastor in Chicago!

The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer