The Pursuing God: A Reckless, Irrational, Obsessed Love That's Dying to Bring Us Home

By Joshua Ryan Butler

Book Overview

Is God lost?

Many of us feel that way. It's as if God's gone missing, out in the universe somewhere--and we must pick up the hunt, following any trail of breadcrumbs he may have left to go out and find him. We speak of "searching for God," "exploring spirituality," and "finding faith."

But what if we have it backward? What if God is the one pursuing us? What if our job is not to go out and find God, but simply to stop running and hiding? Not to earn God's love, but to receive it? Not to turn on the light, but to step out of the shadows?

Jesus reveals a God on the prowl, pursuing us, hunting down his world for reconciliation. And the question we're left with is not whether we've pursued hard enough, searched long enough, or jumped high enough . . .

The question is, "Do we want to be found?"

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0718021606
• ISBN13: 9780718021603
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Does God Really Turn His Back On Sin?

God is not afraid of Sin. Sin can't exist around God. God does not move away from us, but instead, pursues us at all costs! What a great unpacking of Scripture and the love and grace of God. A must read!