The Pursuit of God


"Then shall we know,
if we follow on to know the Lord:
his going forth is prepared as the morning."

hosea 6:3

by A. W. Tozer
introduction by
Dr. Samuel M. Zwemer
CHRISTIAN PUBLICATIONS, INC. HARRISBURG, PA.
COPYRIGHT MCMXLVIII BY CHRISTIAN PUBLICATIONS, INC.
Printed in United States


Contents

Introduction[5]
Preface[7]
IFollowing Hard after God[11]
IIThe Blessedness of Possessing Nothing[21]
IIIRemoving the Veil[33]
IVApprehending God[49]
VThe Universal Presence[61]
VIThe Speaking Voice[73]
VIIThe Gaze of the Soul[85]
VIIIRestoring the Creator-creature Relation[99]
IXMeekness and Rest[109]
XThe Sacrament of Living[117]

Introduction

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!