Read through the Bible in 2 Years: Psalm 90, 1 Samuel 12

A.W. Tozer’s book, “The Knowledge of the Holy,” published in 1961, is the only book I’ve read again and again, well, besides the Bible and C.S. Lewis’s Narnia series.

I’d love to just quote the whole first chapter entitled, “Why We Must Think Rightly About God” for you, but instead I’ll share a few sentences and urge you to get the book for yourself.

• “We tend by a secret law of the soul to move toward our mental image of God.”
• “Compared with our actual thoughts about Him, our creedal statements are of little consequence.”
• “All the problems of heaven and earth, though they were to confront us together and at once, would be nothing compared with the overwhelming problem of God: That He is; what He is like; and what we as mortal beings must do about Him.”

I was thinking about these ideas while reading 1 Samuel 12, especially this verse:

For the LORD will not forsake his people, for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you a people for himself.

1 Samuel 12:22 ESV

We must ask ourselves questions like,

• Is there a God and what is He like?
• Does He exist for my pleasure or do I exist for His?
• Does He see me, know me, and care about me?
• Is He in charge or am I?

The answers to these questions are found, and must be found, in God’s Word rather than in our emotions, logical conclusions, or Google searches.

Heavenly Father, I believe that You are all-powerful and all-knowing and holy and righteous and good because Your Word and Your Creation confirm it. You have created me and redeemed me for Your pleasure, for Your Name’s sake. I want to live for Your glory. I want to glorify and magnify Your Name. Help me. Strengthen me. Enlighten me. Draw all men to Yourself that there would be a great cloud of witnesses praising You for all eternity. In the Name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.