"The Fire of God's Presence" by A.W. Tozer

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.