Drawing Near: A Life of Intimacy with God by John Bevere

Drawing Near: A Life of Intimacy with God

Features

Cover Type: Paperback with 256 pages

Published by: Thomas Nelson February 7, 2006

Written in: English

ISBN 10 Number: 159951009X

ISBN 13 Number: 978-1599510095

Book Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches

Weighs: 10.4 ounces

From Publishers Weekly
Bevere, host of the weekly television program The Messenger, offers keen biblical insights in this spirituality book about enjoying true intimacy with God. God, writes Bevere, longs to have intimate communion with each of his children and has taken great pains throughout history to establish relationships with individual people. Drawing upon numerous biblical stories, many of which are relatively unusual tales from the Old Testament, Bevere displays a rare talent for detailed scrutiny of the text. Readers will be startled by some of his fresh, perceptive observations about various biblical passages, or the attention he gives to certain glossed-over details. The writing is not exceptional, but the prose is straightforward and conversational, as though Bevere were sitting down to a small Bible study with a few friends.
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Product Description
In Drawing Near, John Bevere invites readers to explore a life of intimacy with God. Emphasizing the need for obedience, he urges us to practice-just as we would practice anything we hope to improve-our communication with the Holy Spirit. Understanding that prayer is a dialogue, not a monologue, Bevere encourages us to listen at the Father's feet. Study questions in each chapter offer opportunity for reflection, and a "How to draw near to God" section offers practical steps toward developing true intimacy with Him.

Reader Reviews
"Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." John Bevere invites us to draw near to God in the simplest of ways though not simple for everyone. Christian brethren always hunger and thirst for that closeness and sweetness and peace and comfort which Christ brings to our lives when we accept him. This is a book that cannot be read in a hurry. It is made to savor and draws out all the points that brings us closer to God even when we are unaware. Mr Bevere dwells on our pursuit for God , showing our hunger for God, and our longing for His presence Also,how to have intimacy with the Holy Spirit and so much more. Be blessed by this book. An excellent Christmas present or for any birthday. This book comes highly recommended, Reviewed by Heather Marshall Negahdar (Sugar-Cane 10/11/07) Comment | | (Report this)

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