The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
The Pursuit of God – Preface
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...
Chapter 1: “Following Hard after God”
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. - Psalm 63:8 Christian theology teaches the doctrine of prevenient grace, which briefly stated means...
Chapter 2: “The Blessedness of Possessing Nothing”
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kindgom of heaven. - Matt. 5:3 Before the Lord God made man upon the earth He first prepared for him by creating a...
Chapter 3: “Removing the Veil”
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus. - Heb. 10:19 Among the famous sayings of the Church fathers none is better known...
Chapter 4: “Apprehending God”
O taste and see. - Psalm 34:8 It was Canon Holmes, of India, who more than twenty five years ago called attention to the inferential character of the average man's...
Chapter 5: “The Universal Presence”
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? -Psa. 139:7 In all Christian teaching certain basic truths are found, hidden at times,...
Chapter 6: “The Speaking Voice”
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. - John 1:1 An intelligent plain man, untaught in the truths of Christianity, coming upon...
Chapter 7: “The Gaze of the Soul”
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith. - Heb. 12:2 Let us think of our intelligent plain man mentioned in cnapter six coming for the first time to the...
Chapter 8: “Restoring the Creator-Creature Relation”
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth. - Psa. 57:5 It is a truism to say that order in nature depends upon right...
Chapter 9: “Meekness and Rest”
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. - Matt. 5:5 A fairly accurate description of the human race might be furnished one unacquainted with it by...
Chapter 10: “The Sacrament of Living”
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. - 1 Cor. 10:31 One of the greatest hindrances to internal peace which the Christian...