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The Fire of God's Presence: Drawing Near to a Holy God
Many people believe in God and believe that God is everywhere, but they have yet to experience his presence. What did it mean for Moses to encounter God at the burning bush? How did it change his life and his perception of God? What is keeping you from experiencing his presence in your life?
It was in that burning bush experience that Moses began to understand and appreciate the sacredness of worship. Through this book, Tozer teaches how proper worship has to be equal to the one we are worshiping, so if we are worshiping God, we must do it on his terms. This means having a spirit of reverence and holiness--like Moses taking off his shoes and kneeling before him.
The bush's fire did not frighten Moses, but rather it poured the essence of sacredness into his life, giving him an experience he had never had before. Let this book teach you how, like Moses, to kneel and worship before God's holy fire.
It was in that burning bush experience that Moses began to understand and appreciate the sacredness of worship. Through this book, Tozer teaches how proper worship has to be equal to the one we are worshiping, so if we are worshiping God, we must do it on his terms. This means having a spirit of reverence and holiness--like Moses taking off his shoes and kneeling before him.
The bush's fire did not frighten Moses, but rather it poured the essence of sacredness into his life, giving him an experience he had never had before. Let this book teach you how, like Moses, to kneel and worship before God's holy fire.
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Published September 15, 2020
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A.W. Tozer
664 books2,096 followersAiden Wilson Tozer was an American evangelical pastor, speaker, writer, and editor. After coming to Christ at the age of seventeen, Tozer found his way into the Christian & Missionary Alliance denomination where he served for over forty years. In 1950, he was appointed by the denomination's General Council to be the editor of "The Alliance Witness" (now "Alliance Life").
Born into poverty in western Pennsylvania in 1897, Tozer died in May 1963 a self-educated man who had taught himself what he missed in high school and college due to his home situation. Though he wrote many books, two of them, "The Pursuit of God" and "The Knowledge of the Holy" are widely considered to be classics.
A.W. Tozer and his wife, Ada Cecelia Pfautz, had seven children, six boys and one girl.
Born into poverty in western Pennsylvania in 1897, Tozer died in May 1963 a self-educated man who had taught himself what he missed in high school and college due to his home situation. Though he wrote many books, two of them, "The Pursuit of God" and "The Knowledge of the Holy" are widely considered to be classics.
A.W. Tozer and his wife, Ada Cecelia Pfautz, had seven children, six boys and one girl.
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October 9, 2021
[Note: This book was provided free of charge by Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.]
While I think this is a very excellent book, I'm not sure how much of this book is A.W. Tozer and how much is James L. Snyder. Ultimately, as a reader, it makes little difference to me who gets the credit for this striking and powerful work, assembled posthumously out of sermon messages and stitched together elegantly to create a powerful book about the importance of holiness in the life of the Christian and in the importance of fire as a symbol of God's presence. It is indisputable that a book by A.W. Tozer [1] is far more marketable, even decades after his demise, than a book by the editor and compiler, but the way that this book is written, it is hard to know how much credit to give to the person who formed this book out of the raw materials provided by a most excellent and rather pointed writer and speaker. So in praising this book, while I do not know how much credit belongs to which of the people involved, credit is well-deserved in any case for a powerful book that, even if made out of materials that are decades old, still hits hard today.
At about 200 pages long, this book is made of 20 relatively short chapters that together discuss the encounter between various biblical figures and God. The fact that so many of these encounters have such similar and such striking parallels gives the book an overall unity that drives home a point about what it means to truly know God rather than simply know about him. This book begins with a series of chapters that deal with the experience of Moses and the Burning Bush (1-9, 11), which gives a framework for the work as a whole and suggests that the encounter between God and Moses in Sinai was something that Tozer returned to over and over again in his messages and drew something fundamental from. After that there are other chapters that deal with the barriers we try to put up against God's presence (10), and a few chapters which discuss other figures of faith who had their own encounters with God, like Isaiah (15), Ezekiel (16), and Elijah (17, 18), as well as Daniel's three friends (19), all of which the author uses to illustrate the importance of experiencing and being blessed by God's presence in our own lives (20).
I found myself reading this book on two different levels. One of the levels is the author's intended one, a reflection on what it means to know God and the way that encounters with God make the believer feel uneasy as a result of the knowledge of our own fallen state and the incredible holiness of God, before which no unholiness can stand. The fire of God is a refining fire, but it is a deadly fire for beings as unrefined and impure as we often are. It is all too easy to forget this when we think of God as our pal instead of our Creator and Master, and Tozer never lets the reader forget the seriousness of the material that he is dealing with, as is his custom in general as a writer. On the other hand, though, the way that the book was made out of sermons and formed by someone after Tozer's death opens up the obvious question of how much of this book's form is due to Tozer's own message and how much is due to the work of a skilled editor and compiler? As a writer of somewhat scattered material, it is a somewhat haunting question for me personally as to whether anyone will ever think to stitch together my own writings as has been done here.
[1] See, for example:
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2018...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2018...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2018...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2018...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2018...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2016...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2015...
While I think this is a very excellent book, I'm not sure how much of this book is A.W. Tozer and how much is James L. Snyder. Ultimately, as a reader, it makes little difference to me who gets the credit for this striking and powerful work, assembled posthumously out of sermon messages and stitched together elegantly to create a powerful book about the importance of holiness in the life of the Christian and in the importance of fire as a symbol of God's presence. It is indisputable that a book by A.W. Tozer [1] is far more marketable, even decades after his demise, than a book by the editor and compiler, but the way that this book is written, it is hard to know how much credit to give to the person who formed this book out of the raw materials provided by a most excellent and rather pointed writer and speaker. So in praising this book, while I do not know how much credit belongs to which of the people involved, credit is well-deserved in any case for a powerful book that, even if made out of materials that are decades old, still hits hard today.
At about 200 pages long, this book is made of 20 relatively short chapters that together discuss the encounter between various biblical figures and God. The fact that so many of these encounters have such similar and such striking parallels gives the book an overall unity that drives home a point about what it means to truly know God rather than simply know about him. This book begins with a series of chapters that deal with the experience of Moses and the Burning Bush (1-9, 11), which gives a framework for the work as a whole and suggests that the encounter between God and Moses in Sinai was something that Tozer returned to over and over again in his messages and drew something fundamental from. After that there are other chapters that deal with the barriers we try to put up against God's presence (10), and a few chapters which discuss other figures of faith who had their own encounters with God, like Isaiah (15), Ezekiel (16), and Elijah (17, 18), as well as Daniel's three friends (19), all of which the author uses to illustrate the importance of experiencing and being blessed by God's presence in our own lives (20).
I found myself reading this book on two different levels. One of the levels is the author's intended one, a reflection on what it means to know God and the way that encounters with God make the believer feel uneasy as a result of the knowledge of our own fallen state and the incredible holiness of God, before which no unholiness can stand. The fire of God is a refining fire, but it is a deadly fire for beings as unrefined and impure as we often are. It is all too easy to forget this when we think of God as our pal instead of our Creator and Master, and Tozer never lets the reader forget the seriousness of the material that he is dealing with, as is his custom in general as a writer. On the other hand, though, the way that the book was made out of sermons and formed by someone after Tozer's death opens up the obvious question of how much of this book's form is due to Tozer's own message and how much is due to the work of a skilled editor and compiler? As a writer of somewhat scattered material, it is a somewhat haunting question for me personally as to whether anyone will ever think to stitch together my own writings as has been done here.
[1] See, for example:
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2018...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2018...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2018...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2018...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2018...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2016...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2015...
June 16, 2023
This is a gem of a book on the manifest presence of God. Tozer believes and teaches that every Christian should be deeply involved in experiencing the manifest power and presence of God every day. Of the books I have read on the presence of God, this is high up on the list. The author forms most of the book on Moses’ experience of God in fire from the burning bush to other parts of Moses’ life. He also includes other Bible persons in the book.
Tozer begins with talking about Moses at the burning bush. He gives background on Moses before he experienced God’s presence at the burning bush. Moses probably thought his life was settled, but then he met God at the burning bush. When we experience God’s manifest presence in our lives, we will never be the same.
In chapter 2, the author focuses on Jesus, the Foundation for our experience with God through the Holy Spirit. He describes Jesus as our great high priest, and what all that entails. In chapter 3, Tozer talks about the implements of the temple and how they show the presence of God. He says the church needs to be a place people experience God’s presence.
In chapter 4, the author continues to talk about Moses. He gives more of Moses’ background, especially being a shepherd alone on the backside of the desert. In the stillness and silence of Moses’ life, he could understand himself and let God speak to him. We need to use those silent and still times in our lives experience God.
In chapter 5, the author talks about the crisis of encounter we experience along with Moses when we need God the most. We encounter God with the eyes of our heart. God is like fire. Out of the unusual fire of the Bush, God spoke to Moses. He further gives lessons from the Bush in chapter 6. God called him to a life of service at 80 years old. He focuses on the lessons Christians can learn from the Bush.
The author further talks about the fire in the Bush in chapter 7. He says the glory of the Bush in that fire is still talked about today. Sin cannot stand against the fire of God. He further says the fire protected the Bush from burning in chapter 8. He talks about how Christians are not safe by hiding from unbelievers. Instead, we must leave the walls of the church and go to where the people are.
In chapter 9, Tozer tells us that the fire of the Bush was beautiful. God’s presence is beautiful. God’s presence in us is beautiful. When God’s face turns toward us, we enjoy His presence. But in chapter 10, he describes the wall we put up so we don’t experience God’s presence. We must tear down the wall so God’s presence can dwell with us.
Chapter 11 talks about connecting with the burning bush. We must look on God’s presence with eyes of faith instead of our natural eyes. If we want to experience God’s glory, we must see Him with these eyes of faith. The author focuses on dwelling in God’s presence in chapter 12. God’s presence dwells within every believer. We dwell under the shadow of the Almighty. He elaborates on what that should mean for every believer in Christ.
In chapter 13, the author talks about the need to experience God’s presence for ourselves. In this chapter, he focuses on Joshua and the Israelites as they crossed over the Jordan River. They left a monument so they could never forget their experience with God. Chapter 13 talks about the Bush before which we should kneel. Every church must be full of people that kneel before God in prayer and communion. We must enjoy the presence of God as we partake in these graces.
In chapter 15, he talks about Isaiah in the temple in Isaiah 6. Isaiah was changed forever, realizing how sinful he was in God’s presence. But God commissioned him to be a prophet. When we are in God’s presence, we realize our wickedness, and we turn to God for cleansing so we can carry out His mission for us. In chapter 16, Tozer talks about the four faces of Ezekiel 1. He says that all these phases represented Jesus. His glory cannot be contained in just one image or face.
The author continues to talk about the God who manifests Himself before us in chapter 17. Here, he talks about how Moses hid his glowing face from fellow Israelites. We must not hide God’s glory and presence with us. He also talks about Elijah and how he ministered to the window, and how God took care of her and her family.
Chapter 18 follows up by talking about Elijah at Mount Carmel and how he asked God for his fire to fall to prove to the Israelites that He is their God. We need to seek God’s fire and presence in our lives. Chapter 19 focuses on the three Israelites in the fiery furnace when King Nebuchadnezzar put them in there for not worshiping his idol. God frees us in His presence and walks with us.
In chapter 20, the author sums up the blessings of walking in God’s presence every day. This is the gem of the book. We need to not just know about God’s presence, but experience in everyday in our lives. This was a wonderful book full of insights not just of Bible people and how they experienced God’s presence, but on how we can experience God’s presence in our lives. I highly recommend picking up this book by A. W. Tozer. It’s worth reading, and you will get a lot of little gems out of it.
Tozer begins with talking about Moses at the burning bush. He gives background on Moses before he experienced God’s presence at the burning bush. Moses probably thought his life was settled, but then he met God at the burning bush. When we experience God’s manifest presence in our lives, we will never be the same.
In chapter 2, the author focuses on Jesus, the Foundation for our experience with God through the Holy Spirit. He describes Jesus as our great high priest, and what all that entails. In chapter 3, Tozer talks about the implements of the temple and how they show the presence of God. He says the church needs to be a place people experience God’s presence.
In chapter 4, the author continues to talk about Moses. He gives more of Moses’ background, especially being a shepherd alone on the backside of the desert. In the stillness and silence of Moses’ life, he could understand himself and let God speak to him. We need to use those silent and still times in our lives experience God.
In chapter 5, the author talks about the crisis of encounter we experience along with Moses when we need God the most. We encounter God with the eyes of our heart. God is like fire. Out of the unusual fire of the Bush, God spoke to Moses. He further gives lessons from the Bush in chapter 6. God called him to a life of service at 80 years old. He focuses on the lessons Christians can learn from the Bush.
The author further talks about the fire in the Bush in chapter 7. He says the glory of the Bush in that fire is still talked about today. Sin cannot stand against the fire of God. He further says the fire protected the Bush from burning in chapter 8. He talks about how Christians are not safe by hiding from unbelievers. Instead, we must leave the walls of the church and go to where the people are.
In chapter 9, Tozer tells us that the fire of the Bush was beautiful. God’s presence is beautiful. God’s presence in us is beautiful. When God’s face turns toward us, we enjoy His presence. But in chapter 10, he describes the wall we put up so we don’t experience God’s presence. We must tear down the wall so God’s presence can dwell with us.
Chapter 11 talks about connecting with the burning bush. We must look on God’s presence with eyes of faith instead of our natural eyes. If we want to experience God’s glory, we must see Him with these eyes of faith. The author focuses on dwelling in God’s presence in chapter 12. God’s presence dwells within every believer. We dwell under the shadow of the Almighty. He elaborates on what that should mean for every believer in Christ.
In chapter 13, the author talks about the need to experience God’s presence for ourselves. In this chapter, he focuses on Joshua and the Israelites as they crossed over the Jordan River. They left a monument so they could never forget their experience with God. Chapter 13 talks about the Bush before which we should kneel. Every church must be full of people that kneel before God in prayer and communion. We must enjoy the presence of God as we partake in these graces.
In chapter 15, he talks about Isaiah in the temple in Isaiah 6. Isaiah was changed forever, realizing how sinful he was in God’s presence. But God commissioned him to be a prophet. When we are in God’s presence, we realize our wickedness, and we turn to God for cleansing so we can carry out His mission for us. In chapter 16, Tozer talks about the four faces of Ezekiel 1. He says that all these phases represented Jesus. His glory cannot be contained in just one image or face.
The author continues to talk about the God who manifests Himself before us in chapter 17. Here, he talks about how Moses hid his glowing face from fellow Israelites. We must not hide God’s glory and presence with us. He also talks about Elijah and how he ministered to the window, and how God took care of her and her family.
Chapter 18 follows up by talking about Elijah at Mount Carmel and how he asked God for his fire to fall to prove to the Israelites that He is their God. We need to seek God’s fire and presence in our lives. Chapter 19 focuses on the three Israelites in the fiery furnace when King Nebuchadnezzar put them in there for not worshiping his idol. God frees us in His presence and walks with us.
In chapter 20, the author sums up the blessings of walking in God’s presence every day. This is the gem of the book. We need to not just know about God’s presence, but experience in everyday in our lives. This was a wonderful book full of insights not just of Bible people and how they experienced God’s presence, but on how we can experience God’s presence in our lives. I highly recommend picking up this book by A. W. Tozer. It’s worth reading, and you will get a lot of little gems out of it.
October 3, 2020
A.W. Tozer is one of my heroes of the faith, so I am always happy to see a new compilation of his teachings. This one draws largely on the life of Moses, but also touches on others who had dramatic encounters with God, including Elijah, Isaiah, and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
This book starts off with Moses at the burning bush, 80 years of life behind him, about to be transformed by coming face to face with the holy presence of God. Tozer postulates on all the ways this changed Moses—and all the ways such an experience can change us, if we'll let it.
While I enjoyed this book, I'm not sure I totally agreed with all of Tozer's points. For example, while the burning bush encounter certainly changed Moses' life, God continued to show Himself to Moses often, so I don't feel it's accurate to say that one meeting alone kept Moses going strong. Nor is that how it should be in our Christian lives: we need to regularly come into God's presence for strength for each day.
I did note down several quotes, and my favorite came from Chapter 15: "The Christian should never be the kind of person that can be explained."
If you're looking for Tozer books, I would recommend one of his classics, or A Cloud By Day, A Fire By Night which released last year.
I received my copy of this book from the publisher. All thoughts in this review are my own.
This review originated at http://reviewsbyerin.dreamwidth.org
This book starts off with Moses at the burning bush, 80 years of life behind him, about to be transformed by coming face to face with the holy presence of God. Tozer postulates on all the ways this changed Moses—and all the ways such an experience can change us, if we'll let it.
While I enjoyed this book, I'm not sure I totally agreed with all of Tozer's points. For example, while the burning bush encounter certainly changed Moses' life, God continued to show Himself to Moses often, so I don't feel it's accurate to say that one meeting alone kept Moses going strong. Nor is that how it should be in our Christian lives: we need to regularly come into God's presence for strength for each day.
I did note down several quotes, and my favorite came from Chapter 15: "The Christian should never be the kind of person that can be explained."
If you're looking for Tozer books, I would recommend one of his classics, or A Cloud By Day, A Fire By Night which released last year.
I received my copy of this book from the publisher. All thoughts in this review are my own.
This review originated at http://reviewsbyerin.dreamwidth.org
March 18, 2025
I listened to this as an audiobook which inevitably affects retention. I find Tozer to be helpful in that he challenges me to go deeper in my walk with God, but he is also more prone to emotional language. He seems to press Scripture beyond its immediate, clear context and application than I would. This was not my favorite work of his.
February 8, 2021
This book was fantastic. We truly need to go to God with reverence, not just saying half-conscious prayers for the sake of praying. He's super good and intends to do a good work in us -- we just need to show up and actually be present for that good work.
Tozer did a rad job at framing worship. Really challenged me and a mentality I used to have on it. In times when I wasn't feeling super inclined to sing, dependent on my current mood, I'd often "fake it till I make it" and sing till I got into the right state of mind. Now, I'm more so thinking I should spend that time in prayer, preparing myself to sing out to the Lord, going before God with reverence.
Needless to say, this book slaps. Big recommend.
Tozer did a rad job at framing worship. Really challenged me and a mentality I used to have on it. In times when I wasn't feeling super inclined to sing, dependent on my current mood, I'd often "fake it till I make it" and sing till I got into the right state of mind. Now, I'm more so thinking I should spend that time in prayer, preparing myself to sing out to the Lord, going before God with reverence.
Needless to say, this book slaps. Big recommend.
April 1, 2024
A book of meaningful truths that illustrate how to be a burning bush and experience the fire of God's presence. The goal is to not let a day go by without experiencing the fire of God's presence (pg. 178). Each of the 20 chapters is preceded by a scripture and a prayer. Tozer's prayers are amazing! They reveal his heart and close relationship with God. The prayer for chapter 19 talks about how God's presence separates us from the world around us.
Each chapter covers an aspect of God or his holiness or obstacles to being in God's presence. Tozer says:
Chapter 1: We discover our identity in God's presence.
Chapter 2: God exists and I must fear Him and accept God's authority over me.
Chapter 3: I must be cleansed by Jesus' blood then learn to come into, live in and enjoy God's manifest presence.
Chapter 4: Moses learned to be silent before God. Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10), starts with silence and a lack of activity before we become aware of who God is and revere the sacredness of His presence.
Chapter 5: The fire in the bush was evidence of God dwelling in it. The Bible can only be understood by the Spirit that inspired it (pg. 48).
Chapter 6: God's presence was in the fire of the burning bush. God wanted to show Moses who He was and allow Moses to encounter Him or experience Him.
Chapter 7: God living in us transforms us as it did the burning bush. The bush is remembered and became significant because God's fire was in it and transformed it.
As Augustine of Hippo says on page 75, don't let created things keep you from God. He is always with us, but we are not always with God. Our own will, unbelief and fear, ambition and money can obscure our view of God, basically blind us from seeing God ( Ch. 10) and create a wall between us and God.
Chapter 11: We live for the unseen. Only God can reveal His hidden, eternal realities about the world to us.
Chapter 12: Moses says in Psalm 91:1 that he walked in the secret place of the Most High God, in the shadow of the Almighty. He found God at the burning bush, then went forward daily in His experience of God's presence (pg. 105). Psalm 91:9-10 says those that dwell with the Most High God are protected, even from plagues. God's people were protected from the plagues of Egypt.
Surrender to God's authority and truth. Be born again. Experience God dwelling in you. Go to church gatherings to meet with God and minister to the Lord.
Chapter 15: Isaiah saw God on His throne. God's holiness caused Isaiah to repent of who he was, not what he had done (pg. 127). The man God uses must be undone in God's presence (pg. 130).
Chapter 16: Our Lord became flesh, but not fallen humanity (pg. 136). He wasn't sinful or corrupted, but able to walk uprightly and keep God's law perfectly.
Tozer says on page 137 that people try to keep themselves clean by avoiding others to avoid being tainted by the contact. Yet a lily can grow in a pile of manure, unspoiled by the soil in which it grows.
Chapter 17: God wants to show Himself to us as He did to Elijah. Elijah's God is our God, but we need to behave like Elijah did. Be courageous to act on your faith in God in an unbelieving world. Be fearless to confront a Jezebel. Pray continually. Be obedient to what God asks of you.
Chapter 18: Will you worship who society says or stand for God? Israel gave into the worship of Baal because they were weak and too scared to obey God in front of Jezebel.
Chapter 19: God wants to confirm the reality of His presence in our lives. He did that for the 3 men who were cast into Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace. Our Lord was with them in the fire. When our enemies try to destroy us, they put us in a place where we can experience God as we never have before (pg. 167).
Chapter 20: God's fiery presence deters evil, keeps us from wandering, makes us fear God, gives us courage to take a stand, teaches us to pray and worship God, and focuses our life on God's presence.
Definitely a book that I will keep and read again. Very inspiring!
Each chapter covers an aspect of God or his holiness or obstacles to being in God's presence. Tozer says:
Chapter 1: We discover our identity in God's presence.
Chapter 2: God exists and I must fear Him and accept God's authority over me.
Chapter 3: I must be cleansed by Jesus' blood then learn to come into, live in and enjoy God's manifest presence.
Chapter 4: Moses learned to be silent before God. Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10), starts with silence and a lack of activity before we become aware of who God is and revere the sacredness of His presence.
Chapter 5: The fire in the bush was evidence of God dwelling in it. The Bible can only be understood by the Spirit that inspired it (pg. 48).
Chapter 6: God's presence was in the fire of the burning bush. God wanted to show Moses who He was and allow Moses to encounter Him or experience Him.
Chapter 7: God living in us transforms us as it did the burning bush. The bush is remembered and became significant because God's fire was in it and transformed it.
As Augustine of Hippo says on page 75, don't let created things keep you from God. He is always with us, but we are not always with God. Our own will, unbelief and fear, ambition and money can obscure our view of God, basically blind us from seeing God ( Ch. 10) and create a wall between us and God.
Chapter 11: We live for the unseen. Only God can reveal His hidden, eternal realities about the world to us.
Chapter 12: Moses says in Psalm 91:1 that he walked in the secret place of the Most High God, in the shadow of the Almighty. He found God at the burning bush, then went forward daily in His experience of God's presence (pg. 105). Psalm 91:9-10 says those that dwell with the Most High God are protected, even from plagues. God's people were protected from the plagues of Egypt.
Surrender to God's authority and truth. Be born again. Experience God dwelling in you. Go to church gatherings to meet with God and minister to the Lord.
Chapter 15: Isaiah saw God on His throne. God's holiness caused Isaiah to repent of who he was, not what he had done (pg. 127). The man God uses must be undone in God's presence (pg. 130).
Chapter 16: Our Lord became flesh, but not fallen humanity (pg. 136). He wasn't sinful or corrupted, but able to walk uprightly and keep God's law perfectly.
Tozer says on page 137 that people try to keep themselves clean by avoiding others to avoid being tainted by the contact. Yet a lily can grow in a pile of manure, unspoiled by the soil in which it grows.
Chapter 17: God wants to show Himself to us as He did to Elijah. Elijah's God is our God, but we need to behave like Elijah did. Be courageous to act on your faith in God in an unbelieving world. Be fearless to confront a Jezebel. Pray continually. Be obedient to what God asks of you.
Chapter 18: Will you worship who society says or stand for God? Israel gave into the worship of Baal because they were weak and too scared to obey God in front of Jezebel.
Chapter 19: God wants to confirm the reality of His presence in our lives. He did that for the 3 men who were cast into Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace. Our Lord was with them in the fire. When our enemies try to destroy us, they put us in a place where we can experience God as we never have before (pg. 167).
Chapter 20: God's fiery presence deters evil, keeps us from wandering, makes us fear God, gives us courage to take a stand, teaches us to pray and worship God, and focuses our life on God's presence.
Definitely a book that I will keep and read again. Very inspiring!
September 13, 2020
In The Fire of God’s Presence, A.W. Tozer explored the topic of understanding who God is and how we can appreciate Him in worship and enjoy being in His Holy presence. The book looked at the story of Moses and how he ended up ruling in the high ranks in Egypt and then he fled after killing an Egyptian who attacked a Hebrew slave. He eventually encountered the burning bush and how Moses knelt in front of it. By doing this, he was able to discover who he was in Christ and he felt the presence of God. He was transformed at the age of 80 and this is the first time he got to know God. He learned that God still had a purpose and a plan for him. He would go on to set his people free and God was able to instill His love within him. He revealed how God is like fire and how this one burning bush is the most famous talked about bush ever written. In the book, he explained how the we have the lost the reverence and awe and sacredness of who God truly is. He also looked at the tabernacle and the cleansing of the blood and how it changed when Christ died on the cross for our sins. The book also looked at other fire examples in scriptures such as Elijah, Isaiah, and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego.
I would recommend this awesome book to anyone is ready to discover their identity in Christ and they want to learn how to enjoy being in God’s presence. I enjoyed how colorful the cover of the book was its enclosed in a glossy orange fiery looking design and I believe it will cause readers to want to dive into the teaching of A.W. Tozer. I immensely liked how A.W. Tozer explored the story of Moses and what we can learn to see in the burning bush and how we can be in awe of His Holy presence. I liked the chapter that discussed the walls that are keeping us from God’s presence. Some of these included self-will, religious ambition, fear, money, and people. A lot of these are preventing us from seeing the smiling face of God. I liked how he shared how we can get to know Christ deeper and how we can be changed in His presence. I loved how he explored the topic of fire and how God showed Himself through fire in the Bible and we saw lives transformed on the other side of the fire.
"I received this book free from the publisher, Bethany House/ Chosen for my honest review.”
I would recommend this awesome book to anyone is ready to discover their identity in Christ and they want to learn how to enjoy being in God’s presence. I enjoyed how colorful the cover of the book was its enclosed in a glossy orange fiery looking design and I believe it will cause readers to want to dive into the teaching of A.W. Tozer. I immensely liked how A.W. Tozer explored the story of Moses and what we can learn to see in the burning bush and how we can be in awe of His Holy presence. I liked the chapter that discussed the walls that are keeping us from God’s presence. Some of these included self-will, religious ambition, fear, money, and people. A lot of these are preventing us from seeing the smiling face of God. I liked how he shared how we can get to know Christ deeper and how we can be changed in His presence. I loved how he explored the topic of fire and how God showed Himself through fire in the Bible and we saw lives transformed on the other side of the fire.
"I received this book free from the publisher, Bethany House/ Chosen for my honest review.”
October 5, 2024
Great book about the pursuit of experiencing God in His fiery presence — knowing these momentary encounters have a a powerful effect on our lives.
“When God calls a person to do a work, that person has access to the authority and unlimited resources of God.”
“The greatest loss modern man has suffered is not the loss of limbs. The loss of the home, as tragic and terrible as that is, is not the greatest loss some of us have suffered. The loss of loyalty and the loss of law keeping; all these are losses but spring out of another loss basic to these. These are not the worst losses we could experience. The worst is losing the sense of sacredness…The kind of revival we need today is a revival of reverence and sacredness in the presence of God.”
“The tragic breakdown in Christian circles is the substitution of doctrine for experience. We have become very good at explaining doctrine, which falls far short of experiencing this presence of God. The Bible was never given to be an end in itself but to be a path leading us to God. When the Bible leads us to God and we have experienced God in the crisis of encounter, then the Bible has accomplished its work.“
“God is the holiness that we need. Some people think holiness is something you get and take out with you and guard it lest you lose it. No, holiness is nothing less than the holy God dwelling in a human heart, and the heart will be holy because God is there. The bush had no purity of its own. When the fire went out in that bush, no doubt before the next day, other bugs were back again.
I believe the presence of God burning in the human breast purifies that breast. As long as it burns unhindered, those evils that used to follow us around and were part of our personality will be burned away, and there will be nothing but white ash to show where they used to be.”
“A New Testament church must be a company of people drawn together with the fascination-the desire-to seek God, to feel God, to hear God, to be where God is.“
“Understanding and realizing that God's presence is available does not make it so in our lives. The consequence of experiencing God in His fiery presence has a powerful effect on our life. The benefits are beyond our full comprehension.”
“When God calls a person to do a work, that person has access to the authority and unlimited resources of God.”
“The greatest loss modern man has suffered is not the loss of limbs. The loss of the home, as tragic and terrible as that is, is not the greatest loss some of us have suffered. The loss of loyalty and the loss of law keeping; all these are losses but spring out of another loss basic to these. These are not the worst losses we could experience. The worst is losing the sense of sacredness…The kind of revival we need today is a revival of reverence and sacredness in the presence of God.”
“The tragic breakdown in Christian circles is the substitution of doctrine for experience. We have become very good at explaining doctrine, which falls far short of experiencing this presence of God. The Bible was never given to be an end in itself but to be a path leading us to God. When the Bible leads us to God and we have experienced God in the crisis of encounter, then the Bible has accomplished its work.“
“God is the holiness that we need. Some people think holiness is something you get and take out with you and guard it lest you lose it. No, holiness is nothing less than the holy God dwelling in a human heart, and the heart will be holy because God is there. The bush had no purity of its own. When the fire went out in that bush, no doubt before the next day, other bugs were back again.
I believe the presence of God burning in the human breast purifies that breast. As long as it burns unhindered, those evils that used to follow us around and were part of our personality will be burned away, and there will be nothing but white ash to show where they used to be.”
“A New Testament church must be a company of people drawn together with the fascination-the desire-to seek God, to feel God, to hear God, to be where God is.“
“Understanding and realizing that God's presence is available does not make it so in our lives. The consequence of experiencing God in His fiery presence has a powerful effect on our life. The benefits are beyond our full comprehension.”
September 10, 2020
Is it possible to encounter God in the same way that Moses did when he met God in the burning bush? If so, how would that moment change our life and our perception of who God is? These are the questions asked and answered in A. W. Tozer’s book, The First of God’s Presence: Drawing Near to a Holy God.
The book contains material previously unpublished. Dr. James L. Snyder combed through numerous sermons by Tozer to compile the material. He tried to capture Tozer’s conversational tone as well as his passion for the church, the body of Christ.
The theme of God’s presence was one that dominated Dr. Tozer’s life and ministry. He wanted to experience the manifest, tangible presence of God. Tozer’s conviction was that our worship is not filled with the fire of God’s presence. While many churches believed in God’s presence, very few churches actually experienced his presence.
I tried to make it clear in this book that the presence of God is not something we talk about. It is rather something we experience. When we experience God’s presence, our life takes on a dimension that we never had before. And God begins to use us, and the things that we fought before seem to fall away. The things we were trying to chase have disappeared. We begin to have a new focus in our lives and that focus is the fire of God’s presence.
One of Dr. Tozer’s favorite biblical events was Moses coming before the burning bush. As you read through the book, you discover that that theme runs through many of Dr. Tozer’s sermons. He believed that what Moses experienced on Mt. Sinai is possible for Christ followers today.
While the book is good and insightful, it starts to feel repetitive. Moses at the burning bush is examined from a countless number of angles and it feels as if the author is repeating himself. That being said, the book is helpful and will give you a new perspective on how to approach, worship, and experience God.
Disclosure: I received this book free from Bethany House through the Bethany House Blogger Review Program. The opinions I have expressed are my own, and I was not required to write a positive review.
The book contains material previously unpublished. Dr. James L. Snyder combed through numerous sermons by Tozer to compile the material. He tried to capture Tozer’s conversational tone as well as his passion for the church, the body of Christ.
The theme of God’s presence was one that dominated Dr. Tozer’s life and ministry. He wanted to experience the manifest, tangible presence of God. Tozer’s conviction was that our worship is not filled with the fire of God’s presence. While many churches believed in God’s presence, very few churches actually experienced his presence.
I tried to make it clear in this book that the presence of God is not something we talk about. It is rather something we experience. When we experience God’s presence, our life takes on a dimension that we never had before. And God begins to use us, and the things that we fought before seem to fall away. The things we were trying to chase have disappeared. We begin to have a new focus in our lives and that focus is the fire of God’s presence.
One of Dr. Tozer’s favorite biblical events was Moses coming before the burning bush. As you read through the book, you discover that that theme runs through many of Dr. Tozer’s sermons. He believed that what Moses experienced on Mt. Sinai is possible for Christ followers today.
While the book is good and insightful, it starts to feel repetitive. Moses at the burning bush is examined from a countless number of angles and it feels as if the author is repeating himself. That being said, the book is helpful and will give you a new perspective on how to approach, worship, and experience God.
Disclosure: I received this book free from Bethany House through the Bethany House Blogger Review Program. The opinions I have expressed are my own, and I was not required to write a positive review.
February 5, 2021
If it has A.W. Tozer listed as the author you have to read it, right? Isn't that the rule of evangelicals, especially if you are someone interested in authors that have passed away? Tozer is often listed right alongside C.S. Lewis and Eugene Peterson, and for good reason. While this is not a Tozer book in its truest sense, it is definitely one that will challenge you.
James Snyder compiled this book from other works of Tozer (I presume sermons and articles) that were based upon Scripture passages that reference fire. A good portion of the work speaks of Moses and his burning bush experience, but there are also references to the New Testament. Each short chapter begins with a verse or two related explicitly to fire or God's presence, a short prayer, and then the bulk of the chapter and then concludes with a hymn or poem that ties the topic back together.
Overall this book would work well as a daily devotional as you could take your time working through the twenty chapters. Each day you would have a nice devotional that could be read in roughly ten to fifteen minutes. While these words may be able to be read in other works, I enjoyed the way they were combined and arranged on the page to make it easy to read. Besides, the cover is fire too and is one of the nicer covers I have seen.
I would highly recommend this to the Tozer enthusiast or someone looking to take a broad overview of the accounts of experiencing God's presence as they are recorded in Scripture. There is something for every Christian in this book and I know that you would enjoy it.
This book was sent to me for an unbiased, fair review. The words are my own and have not been influenced in any way outside of the written manuscript.
James Snyder compiled this book from other works of Tozer (I presume sermons and articles) that were based upon Scripture passages that reference fire. A good portion of the work speaks of Moses and his burning bush experience, but there are also references to the New Testament. Each short chapter begins with a verse or two related explicitly to fire or God's presence, a short prayer, and then the bulk of the chapter and then concludes with a hymn or poem that ties the topic back together.
Overall this book would work well as a daily devotional as you could take your time working through the twenty chapters. Each day you would have a nice devotional that could be read in roughly ten to fifteen minutes. While these words may be able to be read in other works, I enjoyed the way they were combined and arranged on the page to make it easy to read. Besides, the cover is fire too and is one of the nicer covers I have seen.
I would highly recommend this to the Tozer enthusiast or someone looking to take a broad overview of the accounts of experiencing God's presence as they are recorded in Scripture. There is something for every Christian in this book and I know that you would enjoy it.
This book was sent to me for an unbiased, fair review. The words are my own and have not been influenced in any way outside of the written manuscript.
September 19, 2020
I pretty much read anything by A.W. Tozer. I really like how to the point he is in sharing Biblical truths and the issues going on, and how even the things he said or wrote about from 50 years or more ago, are still very applicable today. This new book The Fire of God’s Presence complied by James L. Snyder of Tozer work about drawing near to God was a timely read for me.
This book focuses on Moses and the burning bush, a story we Christians are very familiar with, but Tozer goes deeper into in a theological way. How this experience changed and help transformed Moses and what we can learn from it.
Tozer made some great points in this book and are so timely for what we are facing. One of the points he made that I see, is that we seem to be losing our sense of sacredness and how much secularism is taking over, even inside our churches. These words, “The kind of revival we need today is a revival of reverence and sacredness in the presence of God.” This is what I am praying for within my own heart and for the people of God.
I really like how laid how this book was, short meaty chapters, so it was easy to pick up and ready when I had ten minutes here and there. Also the scripture throughout the book, a prayer and verse from a hymn at the end of each chapter.
This is one of those books, I recommend and would go back and reread again, as it is so applicable.
This book focuses on Moses and the burning bush, a story we Christians are very familiar with, but Tozer goes deeper into in a theological way. How this experience changed and help transformed Moses and what we can learn from it.
Tozer made some great points in this book and are so timely for what we are facing. One of the points he made that I see, is that we seem to be losing our sense of sacredness and how much secularism is taking over, even inside our churches. These words, “The kind of revival we need today is a revival of reverence and sacredness in the presence of God.” This is what I am praying for within my own heart and for the people of God.
I really like how laid how this book was, short meaty chapters, so it was easy to pick up and ready when I had ten minutes here and there. Also the scripture throughout the book, a prayer and verse from a hymn at the end of each chapter.
This is one of those books, I recommend and would go back and reread again, as it is so applicable.
September 21, 2020
Are you a fan of A. W. Tozer’s writings? You’ll love this new compilation of his writing on seeking God’s presence for true Christian living.
This book is magnetically drawing me to deeper truths in God’s Word that transcend the division and politics in our current culture. It takes me to a spiritual mountain, where the clutter is cleared away and I can hear God’s voice more truly.
I love the insights into several Bible stories where God’s presence is revealed through fire. It’s a wonderful, powerful book that I will return to often, and it will easily make my top picks of 2020 list.
Favorite quotes:
I believe that God sits upon the throne overseeing all events. That is why I can sleep at night. If I thought the events of the world were in the hands of politicians, I would not sleep at night.
If you want to see humanity at its most delightful, perfect stage, look at Jesus Christ, our Lord. He never tried to be anything He was not, and He had nothing to hide.
What does Baal offer? What does the chief shallow religious world offer? They offer a few things. They offer the customary fun and conformity…But Jehovah, He called you to the good, hard way; the good, hard way with its present cost and its eternal compensation.
I received a preview copy of The Fire of God’s Presence from Bethany House Publishers.
This book is magnetically drawing me to deeper truths in God’s Word that transcend the division and politics in our current culture. It takes me to a spiritual mountain, where the clutter is cleared away and I can hear God’s voice more truly.
I love the insights into several Bible stories where God’s presence is revealed through fire. It’s a wonderful, powerful book that I will return to often, and it will easily make my top picks of 2020 list.
Favorite quotes:
I believe that God sits upon the throne overseeing all events. That is why I can sleep at night. If I thought the events of the world were in the hands of politicians, I would not sleep at night.
If you want to see humanity at its most delightful, perfect stage, look at Jesus Christ, our Lord. He never tried to be anything He was not, and He had nothing to hide.
What does Baal offer? What does the chief shallow religious world offer? They offer a few things. They offer the customary fun and conformity…But Jehovah, He called you to the good, hard way; the good, hard way with its present cost and its eternal compensation.
I received a preview copy of The Fire of God’s Presence from Bethany House Publishers.
November 1, 2020
In my opinion, you just can't get better than A. W. Tozer for really getting into what the Bible means and how it applies to our life in all areas. He never wavers from the truth and, I personally, find his books so interesting and inspiring.
This book is all about the presence of God in our lives. From the Old Testament to the New, this book takes us on a journey, showing us how the Lord has always been with us and always will. He never changes so what the Bible says about Him holds the same today.
Using the burning bush as his focus, Mr. Tozer shares how the Lord is our hiding place, our sheltering place. He blesses us and transforms us as we walk with Him. This book is about growing closer to God by knowing Him in a profound and deep way.
As with all Tozer books, I can highly recommend them because they stay true to Scripture and lead us into a deeper relationship with Jesus. I highlighted so much of this book and I'm sure you'll find yourself doing the same. It's also one of those books I'll read again and again because I gain so much from it each time. I give this book 5 stars.
*This book was provided to me by Bethany House. I received a copy of this book to review but I was not financially compensated in any way. The opinions expressed are my own and are based on my observations while reading this book.
This book is all about the presence of God in our lives. From the Old Testament to the New, this book takes us on a journey, showing us how the Lord has always been with us and always will. He never changes so what the Bible says about Him holds the same today.
Using the burning bush as his focus, Mr. Tozer shares how the Lord is our hiding place, our sheltering place. He blesses us and transforms us as we walk with Him. This book is about growing closer to God by knowing Him in a profound and deep way.
As with all Tozer books, I can highly recommend them because they stay true to Scripture and lead us into a deeper relationship with Jesus. I highlighted so much of this book and I'm sure you'll find yourself doing the same. It's also one of those books I'll read again and again because I gain so much from it each time. I give this book 5 stars.
*This book was provided to me by Bethany House. I received a copy of this book to review but I was not financially compensated in any way. The opinions expressed are my own and are based on my observations while reading this book.
August 13, 2025
I have loved every A.W Tozer book I’ve read so far and this one is no exception. If you feel like you’re far from God and don’t know why you may not be feeling His presence then this is the book for you. This book goes into detail about Gods presence and ties it in with scriptures mostly from Moses and the burning bush, but also scripture from Isaiah and others. “The fire of Gods presence” talks about how God desires us to feel the burning fire of His presence, but there can be things stopping us from doing so, like people, material things, having am unforgiving heart and other things that hinder our relationships with Jesus. A.W Tozer talks about the fact that God desires you to feel His presence, but you have to have faith and obedience to manifest Gods presence in your life though we don’t earn Gods love. . I enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend to all types of Christians whether you’re a new believer or a seasoned one. This book will have something for everyone. This book also talks about how churches need to have Gods presence in them or they are not doing Gods will. This book is not hard to understand, but you do need pay attention to get the best results.
Overall, I do recommend this book to anyone wanting to grow closer to Jesus. If you love Jesus and want a biblical approach to Gods presence then this is the book for you.
Overall, I do recommend this book to anyone wanting to grow closer to Jesus. If you love Jesus and want a biblical approach to Gods presence then this is the book for you.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 19, 2020
As usual with every Tozer book, this is a powerful read. These Tozer sermon compilations on the presence of God are not only convicting but they break you, they move you to seek the face of God with a holy desperation. He uses the burning bush, Moses' response, and Elijah as his main examples to expound his message. Not all of his books move me in this way, but this one certainly did. I will have to re-read soon.
And as always, Mr. Snyder has done an amazing job of making these compilations and editing these epic sermons so the world may keep hearing the word of God as preached by Tozer, a man of God.
Two of my favorite quotes from the book:
"Moses experienced God, and from that moment, God was no longer a theory. God was no longer knowledge by description, but now knowledge gained by experience."
"The fire of God's presence in my life will glorify my prayer and worship. The absence of God paralyzes and chills and kills that sense of prayer and worship."
I received a copy of this book from Bethany House in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own.
And as always, Mr. Snyder has done an amazing job of making these compilations and editing these epic sermons so the world may keep hearing the word of God as preached by Tozer, a man of God.
Two of my favorite quotes from the book:
"Moses experienced God, and from that moment, God was no longer a theory. God was no longer knowledge by description, but now knowledge gained by experience."
"The fire of God's presence in my life will glorify my prayer and worship. The absence of God paralyzes and chills and kills that sense of prayer and worship."
I received a copy of this book from Bethany House in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own.
October 10, 2020
I enjoyed Tozer’s insights into Moses’s experience with God at the burning bush. Each chapter pulled a piece from that experience and looked at it with a different perspective. His observations and applications were insightful and had me pondering them after I closed the book more than once. It challenged me to think more about how I have experienced God, and how I view Him. As Friend and Father, yes, but also to lift my eyes to God on His throne, angels surrounding in worship.
In addition to the burning bush, Tozer bases several chapters around Elijah and how he experienced God’s presence in his life, through both the ups and downs.
The Fire of God’s Presence challenged me to look at the way I approach God and what kind of love and longing I have to experience Him in all that He is. I appreciated that. However, there were parts of this book that were on the dry side and some chapters didn’t always feel like they fit the overall theme or flow of this book.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
In addition to the burning bush, Tozer bases several chapters around Elijah and how he experienced God’s presence in his life, through both the ups and downs.
The Fire of God’s Presence challenged me to look at the way I approach God and what kind of love and longing I have to experience Him in all that He is. I appreciated that. However, there were parts of this book that were on the dry side and some chapters didn’t always feel like they fit the overall theme or flow of this book.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.
November 21, 2020
This book had a challenge writing, encouraging, inspiring, and compelling to read with that also giving us to discover what we need the most and experience the presence of God that will set you free in the rest of your life with completely all the end of your heart and that will help you to overcome fear and detriment to the evil that we all have in our life. I highly recommend to everyone must to read this book. “ I received complimentary a copy of this book from Bethany House for this review”.
October 2, 2024
The Fire of God’s Presence
A. W. Tozer was a gift to the Church. He was a man of faith who was able to articulate the deep thoughts that the Holy Spirit put within his heart and able to communicate them in a manner that was amazing. This book is another of the great treasures that he left us.
All of us need the power of God’s presence in our lives but few of us are willing to step into the fiery furnace of pain and doubt to have that fourth Man establish His presence in our lives.
A. W. Tozer was a gift to the Church. He was a man of faith who was able to articulate the deep thoughts that the Holy Spirit put within his heart and able to communicate them in a manner that was amazing. This book is another of the great treasures that he left us.
All of us need the power of God’s presence in our lives but few of us are willing to step into the fiery furnace of pain and doubt to have that fourth Man establish His presence in our lives.
May 11, 2025
This book by AW tower tries to emphasize the being in the presence of God.
God is around us at all times, we must open up and list to him. Tozer uses Moses, Isaiah, and other to point out items in the book. In particular, the burning bush and when there was a fourth man seen like God in the fire in the book of Daniel.
Let God in, do not be someone who halfway worships Baal or the world, and halfway worships God. To experience God, you must be fully dedicated to him, and you must actually listen to him. He may not respond how you think, or he may respond with more than you think.
God is around us at all times, we must open up and list to him. Tozer uses Moses, Isaiah, and other to point out items in the book. In particular, the burning bush and when there was a fourth man seen like God in the fire in the book of Daniel.
Let God in, do not be someone who halfway worships Baal or the world, and halfway worships God. To experience God, you must be fully dedicated to him, and you must actually listen to him. He may not respond how you think, or he may respond with more than you think.
October 23, 2020
Tozer has become a favorite of mine, and this book is incredible. It’s so rich, so full of truth, that you will learn much you didn’t know. Through reading this, you will gain a heart that desires revival.
Worship is so important to the Christian walk, and Tozer teaches us about the reverence, the importance of this sacred act. I highly recommend this book.
I received a complimentary copy of this book but was not required to leave a review.
Worship is so important to the Christian walk, and Tozer teaches us about the reverence, the importance of this sacred act. I highly recommend this book.
I received a complimentary copy of this book but was not required to leave a review.
June 24, 2023
Tozer never misses. Each and every one of his books just hits home and packs a spiritual punch!! This one is no exception, and it’s arguably some of his best work. He expands on his idea of God’s “manifest presence” and challenges us to not just know God, but to experience Him and the fire of His presence. Front to back an amazing read! Lots to chew on and think about. Written with passion, vigor, and holy frustration with lukewarm-ness in the church. Loved it!
Rating: 9.5/10, five stars!
Rating: 9.5/10, five stars!
April 23, 2024
I really wanted to like this book! I love many of Tozer’s books, especially “Knowing God.” But this book felt really flat. It was disjointed and didn’t really flow really well. I’m not sure about all of his theology here either. It seemed like it was a series of small writings sort of centered around the burning bush in Exodus 3. It talked some about God’s presence, but as I said it was hard to follow. It wasn’t bad, but I wouldn’t highly recommend it.
April 26, 2022
Dear Churches. Stop being religious and become spiritual and on fire for God.
Powerful.
A book that will open your eyes that religion and going to church are not the key for the door. The key is the manifest presence of Jesus & His Holy Fire and being led by God the Holy Spirit.
Powerful.
A book that will open your eyes that religion and going to church are not the key for the door. The key is the manifest presence of Jesus & His Holy Fire and being led by God the Holy Spirit.
November 3, 2024
"...the fire of God is not something we talk about, it is something we experience." This summarizing quote from Tozer captures the essence of these posthumous collections of the familiar sage's writings. Using Moses before the burning bush as a departure point, the solid devotional work is a pastoral appeal to believers that their worship and lifestyle be animated by God's consuming presence.
December 16, 2021
I’ll always love Tozers passion and directness, and it comes through in The Fire of Gods Presence. It feels a bit curmudgeonly at times and he can sometimes shoot his frustration at odd things, but another great and challenging read.
June 16, 2022
It is a great book to read. I like it by using every person of the bible who had an close experience with God. It starts with Moses but the book give more examples of people with a close experience with the Lord like Isaiah, Daniel and his friends.
January 27, 2023
If this was another author, I would have given it a 4 star. But I have high expectations for Tozer, some of his writings merit annual readings. This isn't one of them. This book is a compilation edited after tozers death, so that may be the reason.
January 11, 2025
What a fantastic book. A. W. Tozer lived years ago yet his works are still applicable today. He took the burning bush and Moses and wrong a book about how to apply this to God's presence for us today as well as yesteryear. Very pertinent and excellent writing.
May 30, 2025
A great reminder about really experiencing God’s presence and remembering the sanctity of our relationship with Him. Our actions must coincide with what we pray for. It was a wonderful, short read full of encouragement and knowledge.
April 24, 2021
Last chapter focused on the practical benefits of daily seeking God’s presence.
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