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By John Bevere

Wow. That was my most common response at the close of each chapter of this book. Drawing Near ranks up there with some of my favorite books of all time. It was fabulous teaching from the Word of God. It was so clear from reading this book that John Bevere lives the life that he teaches on. Many of his concepts are things that I’ve thought about in prayer but couldn’t quite articulate. This is a message from God to the church and is very close to my heart.

Drawing Near is all about the presence of God. It’s a book about living in His presence and being intimate with the Lord. It’s not really a step by step or “How to” kind of book. Instead, it contains Biblical keys to the presence of the Lord and is designed to stir a passion in your heart to seek Him. Bevere makes it clear that there isn’t a step by step process when drawing near to God. Each individual has a relationship with the Lord that looks entirely different. But there are some things that scripture teaches that can either help or hinder us from entering His presence.

Some of the keys that Bevere teaches on include guarding your hunger for God, cultivating a heart that desires God above all else, the fear of the Lord, humility, obedience to His Word, being filled with the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues, and approaching God in faith and expectation. Understanding these principles and putting them into practice will lead to a life of intimacy and true relationship with Almighty God.

This book gets five stars. It’s a phenomenal book that will definitely be on Danny’s most recommended list. There aren’t all that many books out there that literally change the way you interact with the Lord. This book is one of them. Home run John Bevere.

# posted by Danny Schulz @ 11:37 AM