This book has inspired me to open my mind to the complexity of the Almighty God. The Knowledge of the Holy impresses the reader with the absolute magnitude of an infinite God. It encourages the reader to explore the details of His intricate personality to the greatest extent that created beings could discover. This book does not just gloss over well-read descriptions. The text brings new and old adjectives to light, makes point of new concepts, and defines terms in such a way that it only brings more glory to the Most High.
The beginning of the book emphasizes the importance of knowing who God is. Of course when we assume that God is a god that he had the highest score in every single aspect, and we do well to think that highly of Him. However, God is not just the Great One, he is infinitely higher than we can imagine, and higher than it is possible to imagine, as the word “infinite” suggests. Our knowledge of our Father is directly correlated with the how we react to Him, and to how we allow Him to work through us to others. When we know that our God is more powerful and just than anything we can imagine, then we can believe that for ourselves and hold on to the promise that He will never change. This translates to knowing that we have power through Christ, and that his omnipotence can more than tackle any struggle that we have.
The text also stresses how incomprehensible God is to us, and why is encouraging to us. As finite creature we attempt to put a label on God, to wonder about Him based on our own experiences and learning attitudes. We “judge” the Creator based on our own report cards. Tozer stresses that this is a very grave thing; it is imperative that we understand that a Great and Holy God has an eternal personality that will be impossible for us to grasp, much less question. It is clear that our providential Father has used Tozer to renew Holiness to His names.
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