He Walks with Me: Enjoying the Abiding Presence of God

by Warren W. Wiersbe

Do you find yourself living in regret and fear more than in today’s reality? God calls us to serve Him in the current moment rather than worry about the past or the future.In He Walks with Me, Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe explores the I AM statements of God—from His burning-bush conversation with Moses, to His powerful reassurances to the Israelites, to Jesus’s startling claims to be the Light of the World, the Good Shepherd, and the True Vine. The more we understand the truths behind these words, the more free we are to enjoy God’s presence right now. As Dr. Wiersbe writes, “My past may discourage me and my future may frighten me, but the life I now live today can be enriching and encouraging because Christ lives in me.”

Genres: Christian, Spirituality

194 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 1, 2016

About the author

Warren W. Wiersbe, former pastor of the Moody Church and general director of Back to the Bible, has traveled widely as a Bible teacher and conference speaker. Because of his encouragement to those in ministry, Dr. Wiersbe is often referred to as 'the pastor's pastor.' He has ministered in churches and conferences throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Central and South America, and Europe. Dr. Wiersbe has written over 150 books, including the popular BE series of commentaries on every book of the Bible, which has sold more than four million copies. At the 2002 Christian Booksellers Convention, he was awarded the Gold Medallion Lifetime Achievement Award by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Dr. Wiersbe and his wife, Betty, live in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Reviews

[Susan Barnes · Rating 3 out of 5]

He Walks With Me by Warren Wiresbe is a Bible study on the “I AM” statements, mostly in the book of John, but also elsewhere in the Bible. For this reason I found the title somewhat misleading. There is not a lot of personal application of the material, particularly in the early part of the book. Enjoying the abiding presence of God (the sub-title) was not specifically expanded upon, rather it was assumed that this would happen as we understood more of God’s truth. Personally I have found this is not necessarily the case.

Nevertheless I did find some insightful comments which I include here:

“To pray for the peace of Jerusalem is to pray for the peace of the world because the only way Jerusalem will have peace is when Jesus sits on the throne and he will bring world peace.” Pg. 132

Israel rejected God the Father when they asked for a King (1 Samuel 8).
Israel rejected God the Son when they crucified Jesus (Acts 3:13).
Israel rejected God the Holy Spirit when they stoned Stephen (Acts 7:51-60). Pg. 131

“It was the goodness of the Father that drew the prodigal home” (Luke 15:17). Pg. 133

“Who can mind the journey (of life) when the road leads home?” Pg. 117

He Walks With Me is a well written, easy to understand book and would be a good resource for Bible study groups, or sermon preparation.

An interesting read.

[Clara Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was basically a commentary on Jesus's parables. As always Wiersbe is enlightening and refreshing. He always brings fresh thought and light to my understanding to God's word.