A. W. Tozer on Experiencing God

Sound Bible exposition is an imperative must in the Church of the Living God. Without it no church can be a New Testament church in any strict meaning of that term. But exposition may be carried on in such a way as to leave the hearers devoid of any true spiritual nourishment whatever. For it is not mere words that nourish the soul, but God Himself, and unless and until the hearers find God in personal experience they are not the better for having heard the truth. The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that they may enter into Him, that they may delight in His Presence, may taste and know the inner sweetness of the very God Himself in the core and center of their hearts. 

 

A.W. Tozer 

The Pursuit of God 

1948

Grieving the Spirit Into Silence

And to expose our hearts to truth and consistently refuse or neglect to obey the impulses it arouses is to stymie the motions of life within us and, if persisted in, to grieve the Holy Spirit into silence.

A. W. Tozer

Silence

The discipline of silence is the price we must pay to get to know God.

A.W. Tozer

God's Wisdom

I found this very helpful, especially the last line. It was a good reminder that my God really knows what He is doing with my life. His choices for me are wise.

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All God’s acts are done in perfect wisdom, first for His own glory, and then for the highest good of the greatest number for the longest time. And all His acts are as pure as they are wise, and as good as they are wise and pure. Not only could His acts not be better done: a better way to do them could not be imagined.

A. W. Tozer

Knowledge of the Holy

Pleasing God

We please God most, not by frantically trying to make ourselves good, but by throwing ourselves into His arms.

A.W. Tozer

God Incomprehensible

Lord, how great is our dilemma! In Thy Presence silence best becomes us, but love inflames our hearts and constrains us to speak. Were we to hold our peace the stones would cry out; yet if we speak, what shall we say? Teach us to know that we cannot know, for the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Let faith support us where reason fails, and we shall think because we believe, not in order that we may believe. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

A.W. Tozer

Knowledge of the Holy