Tozer on Desiring God

“now begins the glorious pursuit, the heart’s happy exploration of the infinite riches of the Godhead. That is where we begin, I say; but where we stop, no man has yet discovered, for there is neither limit nor end in the awful and mysterious depths of the triune God.

Shoreless Ocean, who can sound Thee?
Thine own eternity is round Thee,
Majesty divine!

To have found God and still to pursue Him is a paradox of love, scorned indeed by the too-easily-satisfied religious person, but justified in happy experience by the children of the burning heart. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux stated this holy paradox in a musical four-line poem that will be instantly understood by every worshipping soul:

We taste Thee, O Thou Living Bread,
And long to feast upon Thee still:
We drink of Thee, the Fountainhead
And thirst our souls from Thee to fill.

Come near to the holy men and women of the past and you will soon feel the heat of their desire after God. They mourned for Him, they prayed and wrestled and sought for Him day and night, in season and out, and when they had found Him, the finding was all the sweeter for the long seeking.

A. W. Tozer,  The Pursuit of God

Author: Phil Rehberg

The host of the Tozer Seminary Deeper Life blog is Phil Rehberg. He created and develops the Meat for Maturity spiritual formation website (www.meatformaturity.org) which includes a weekly blog and extensive resources for learning and teaching spiritual formation (i.e. Christian maturity). He also teaches and coaches students at A. W. Tozer Theological Seminary in Redding, California where he is an adjunct professor in spiritual formation. He published two books: The Road to New Life and Flourish: A Guide to Your Growth in God’s Community. Phil focuses his studies on the biblical theology of spiritual growth, the history of Christian spirituality, and learning from the classic Christian teachers of spiritual growth. He is currently working on a new book on Christian growth titled The Christlike Creed. Phil has a J.D. from the University of Washington, an M.A. in Biblical Studies from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena and an M.A. in Leadership with emphasis on spirituality from Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California, which included classes in spirituality from the Institute for Spiritual Formation at Talbot Seminary.

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