The Daily Chase , a devotional collection of some of the best of his writings, is a road map for true God Chasers. In his book, The God Chasers , Tommy writes of the passionate pursuit of the presence of God. In Extreme God Chasers he takes that same message and targets youth. In his follow-up book, God's Favorite House , he unveils the necessity of passionate corporate pursuit of the presence of God. Secret Sources of Power , written by Tommy and his father, teaches that the outlet of power is different than the source of power. Individuals who have had a personal encounter with the manifest presence of God are often sought after as a source of power, but they know that they are only an outlet that has tapped into the Source. This Daily Chase devotional pulls nuggets from all of these books and the GodChasers.network monthly newsletter. This devotional can be the fueling point for your daily passion for Christ. This book is for those who are "in hot pursuit" of the Lord.
Tommy Tenney is the author of multi-million selling The God Chasers series. He has written more than thirty books, with eight best-selling titles to date. Tommy has books in over forty languages, traveled into more than seventy-two countries and television broadcast into one hundred twenty nations. Tommy spent ten years pastoring and has spent over twenty years in itinerant ministry. His two passions are leading others to seek the presence of God and encouraging unity in the body of Christ. He is the founder of GodChasers.network, a mission's ministry organized to assist pastors globally, and distribute Tommy's teachings through various media. Three generations of ministry in his family heritage, and three daughters, have given Tommy a unique perspective on ministry. The Tenneys reside in Louisiana with their three daughters, their son-in-law, four grandchildren and two Yorkies.
The Daily Chase is a collection of 100 extracts taken from Tenney’s previous books: The God Chasers, Extreme Godchasers, God’s Favourite House, Secret Sources of Power, and the GodChasers.network newsletter. As I have read a couple of these books, I’m familiar with the concept of a “God chaser.” I think the book’s message would be hard to grasp if you haven’t read any of Tenney’s previous work. On the other hand, having 100 extracts was a bit too many as the themes became a bit repetitive.
Tenney’s experience of God and his church situation are vastly different from mine. He says he is no longer interested in merely experiencing God’s anointing, but wants to experience God’s glory. I had to smile, at the churches that I frequent I would be happy just to experience a bit more of God’s anointing, as we are a long way from God’s glory. Nevertheless, I found it encouraging to read Tenney’s heart’s desire for God and found myself longing for more of God’s presence too.
Another theme was the need to die to self, and Tenney often referred to this as the death of our flesh. Along with this were themes of forgiveness, repentance and sacrifice. All up it provides a good summary of the themes that are important to Tenney.
I have a penchant for reading devotionals by people.
This started, because I would scour libraries and bookstores everywhere for copies and sequels to the Streams in the Desert series for my mom. Then I started to read them also.
Usually, I read books written by women. Men don't always write devotionals. I'm not sure if that is because of stress or time constraints.
This type of book allows you to pick it up at one time and refer to it later. You can always go back to revisit a topic.
Right now, I am interested in stars and constellations and the heavens, so I am gleaning what I can from his writing.
A friend also gave me "Simple Abundance" about ten years ago. I still keep it and refer to it time and time again.