Drawing Close to God
Overview
Quiet time is the spiritual discipline that allows us to experience God's presence. It is an opportunity to meet with God—to pray, worship, think and study the Bible. In Drawing Close to God, Stephen Eyre shows you how to develop a regular and fruitful quiet time. He describes the dynamics of quiet time, shows how quiet time can influence the rest of the day, and includes quiet time exercises that help you put what you've read to good and immediate use.
Top Highlights
“A. W. Tozer wrote, ‘What comes into your mind when you think about God is the most important thing about you.’” (source)
“In my four years at seminary I read a lot about God. But reading a profound truth in Scripture or a great Christian book did not cause me to appropriate it into the daily patterns of my life. I needed to encounter God’s truth in a transforming way. As I struggled with this, I discovered spiritual disciplines, such as solitude, silence, fasting and meditation. While not means of achieving salvation, these disciplines do promote spiritual growth in Jesus Christ.” (source)
“‘My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you’ (Job 42:5).” (source)
“Attending church and all sorts of religious activities can have the appearance of seeking God when in fact it is another means of avoidance. Rousing worship services full of inspiring music and moving prayers are not enough to overcome this. Nor is being doctrinally correct a guarantee that we are OK. In fact, all of these can be dangerous, because they allow us to cherish the illusion that we are spiritually growing when in fact we are in spiritual darkness. Isaiah wrote about outward forms of religious practice, ‘These people … honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me’ (Is 29:13).” (source)
“Moses set up a tent called the ‘tent of meeting’ on the outskirts of the Israelite camp. There people could ‘inquire of the Lord.’ In that tent Moses met with God ‘face to face.’ When we have a quiet time, we are setting up a tent of meeting, a place outside the busy routines of our lives where we can be with God.” (source)
- Title: Drawing Close to God
- Author: Stephen D. Eyre
- Publisher: IVP
- Print Publication Date: 1995
- Logos Release Date: 2001
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Spiritual life › Christianity; Devotional exercises
- ISBNs: 9780830866243, 9780830811847, 0830866248, 0830811842
- Resource ID: LLS:40.40.21
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-28T20:18:12Z
