Unbreakable Joy: Book Giveaway: God's Pursuit of Man

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Book Giveaway: God's Pursuit of Man

The book giveaway for the month of July is God's Pursuit of Man by A.W. Tozer. It is the lesser known prequel to Tozer's more famous title, The Pursuit of God. This one ranks high on my list of favorites. It has a been several years since I last read this book and thinking about it makes me want to go back for more.

Here is a great quote from this book:
"It is well that we accept the hard truth now: The man who would know God must give time to Him. He must count no time wasted which is spent in the cultivation of His acquaintance. He must give himself to meditation and prayer hours on end. So did the saints of old, the glorious company of the apostles, the Godly fellowship of the prophets and the believing members of the holy church in all generations. And so must we if we would follow in their train."

To qualify for this book giveaway simply leave a comment on this blog post. At the end of the month I'll draw names from a hat and ship the book to the winner for free.

You may also be interested in another book giveaway at While We Sojourn, where John's giveaway book for this month is Tozer's Knowledge of the Holy.

11 comments:

John said...: This is great; I'm planning on giving away Tozer's Knowledge of the Holy. I just finished it yesterday and found it very beneficial. I hope to read more by Tozer.

When I get my post up (hopefully tomorrow)I'll mention yours, too.

(And by the way, this is my entry.)

Thanks,; July 1, 2008 at 3:08 PM
Patrick Chan said...: Cool, hook me up! ;-); July 1, 2008 at 3:45 PM
HilLesha O'Nan said...: Sounds good! :); July 1, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Brian G. Hedges said...: Man! I wish you would give away a book I don't have! This is a good one, though I like the original title better, "The Divine Conquest."; July 2, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Amanda said...: Brian, is there a book you don't have? :); July 2, 2008 at 3:57 PM
jenmom said...: Ben,
I found you from John's blog While We Sojourn! I would love to get my hands on this book of Tozer's. I have heard it cited in many bible studies and it must be a treasure.
Thanks for the opportunity to win this book. To know that God loves us and pursues and intimate relationship with us! That's a glorious thought!
Pick me, Pick Me!!!!!; July 2, 2008 at 5:08 PM
Katie Marie said...: Tozer! Been wanting read Tozer for quite a while.; July 2, 2008 at 8:19 PM
Anonymous said...: I'd like to enter, please. :-); July 16, 2008 at 12:06 AM
Dorothy said...: Oh, I'd love to win this book! I love the quote. As our most limited and valuable possession, time is the most precious thing we can give to God.; July 25, 2008 at 7:21 AM
Jerry said...: Please toss my name in the jar!

I am also giving away a book this month, Meet the Puritans on my blog.; July 25, 2008 at 9:31 AM
Douglas Kofi Adu-Boahen said...: Count me in! I have a lot of Tozer sermons so it would be cool to own one of his books.; July 25, 2008 at 2:53 PM

Noteworthy Quotes

Christianity preaches the infinite worth of that which is seemingly so worthless and the infinite worthlessness of that which is seemingly so valued.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

I saw more clearly than ever, that the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day was, to have my soul happy in the Lord.
- George Mueller

If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.
- C.S. Lewis

A pharisee is hard on others and easy on himself, a spiritual man is hard on himself and easy on others.
- A. W. Tozer

Our hearts are restless until we find our rest in Thee.
- Augustine

All men seek happiness. This is without exception. Whatever different means they employ, they all tend to this end. The cause of some going to war, and of others avoiding it, is the same desire in both, attended with different views. The will never takes the least step but to this object. This is the motive of every action of every man, even of those who hang themselves.
- Blaise Pascal

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
- Jim Elliot

Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.
- C. S. Lewis

He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
- Augustine

The men of this world are children. Offer a child an apple or a bank note, and he will doubtless choose the apple.
- John Newton

In the end the heart longs not for any of God's good gifts, but for God Himself. To see Him and know Him and be in His presence is the soul's final feast. Beyond this there is no quest. Words fail. We call it pleasure, joy, delight. But these are weak pointers to the unspeakable experience.
- John Piper

God cannot give us happiness and peace apart from Him, because it is not there. There is no such thing.
- C.S. Lewis

It is well that we accept the hard truth now: The man who would know God must give time to Him. He must count no time wasted which is spent in the cultivation of His acquaintance. He must give himself to meditation and prayer hours on end. So did the saints of old, the glorious company of the apostles, the Godly fellowship of the prophets and the believing members of the holy church in all generations. And so must we if we would follow in their train.
- A.W. Tozer

If God contains the fullness of all good things in Himself like an inexhaustible fountain, nothing beyond him is to be sought by those who strike after the highest good and all the elements of happiness.
- John Calvin

God is most glorified in you when you are most satisfied in Him.
- John Piper

God glorifies Himself toward the creature in two ways; by appearing to their understanding, and in communicating Himself to thief hearts and their rejoicing in and delighting in Him, and enjoying manifestations He makes of Himself. God is Glorified not only by His glories being seen, but by it’s being rejoiced in. When those that see it delight in it God is more glorified than if they only see it. His glory is then received by the whole soul, both by the understanding and by the heart. God made the world that he might communicate and the creature receive His glory, and that it might be received both by the mind and the heart. He that testifies His idea of God’s glory doesn’t glorify God so much as he that testifies also his approbation of it and his delight in it.
- Jonathan Edwards