Seeking His Presence

November 29, 2006

Lar,

Watching the sermon that I just mentioned in my last post reminded me of this quote by A.W. Tozer in his classic book The Pursuit of 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.”

I love that quote and I am praying for you brother, that you might be a man who carries out his exposition in such a way and with such a heart that your listeners might be stirred to seek and find God. And as you mentioned, the greatest thing you can do is to first possess that sweet knowledge of His Person for yourself. I trust the Lord is hearing and will continue to hear my requests.

Seeking the sweetness of soul that is found only in Christ,

Joe

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