Books by Edwin F Harvey

Daniel dice que "el pueblo que conoce a su Dios se esforzará y actuará" (Dn 11:32). Estos dieciocho cuadros revelan la vida interior de hombres y mujeres que eliminaron toda barrera y frontera en su búsqueda del conocimiento de Dios, en Su longitud, anchura, profundidad y altura. A pesar de sus diversas nacionalidades y trasfondos de sus iglesias, cada uno hizo el mismo descubrimientöque la muerte al "yo" es la puerta a la vida nueva en Cristo. El título, "Ellos Conocieron a Su Dios", ha sido escogido como uno que abarca la introducción hacia Dios por medio del Nuevo Nacimiento, recibir la plenitud del Espíritu Santo, y el posterior "viaje hacia Dios", que revela pro-gresivamente Su carácter. Incluimos personajes de ambos sexos, de diversas nacionalidades, de eras sucesivas de tiempo, y de diferentes trasfondos de iglesias. Dios nunca se repite a Sí Mismo en la experiencia humana, y es refrescante notar que estos santos, al aventurar su todo en Dios, nos han dejado historias individuales que enriquecen el reino espiritual por esa misma variedad de-leitable que descubrimos en las "demás" creaciones de Dios. No presentamos estos cuadros para que sean imitados detalladamente en su búsqueda individual de Dios, ni como una evidencia de que ellos lo hayan alcanzado. Más bien, oramos para que la fe y el valor de estos santos al probar y conocer a Dios, nos anime a entender que no hay límite alguno, más que nosotros mismos, a lo que podríamos descu-brir de Su reino, mientras estamos aquí en el "tiempo".

This book is a challenge to this busy, materialistic age to make time for God through prayer, meditation, and deep study of His Word. Two hundred different authors deal with the subjects of prayer, the Scriptures, guidance, obedience, joy, patience, witnessing, love,and others. The Christian's Daily Challenge was the first book the Harveys published in 1954 and it has sold steadily for over sixty years.The following is the story of how this book began written by the authors' daughter: "I stared at the three hundred and sixty-five manuscripts my parents had prepared for the printer. They were stacked in neat piles and divided into various subjects. Why, I puzzled, when they were meticulously typed and proofed, did they lie there day after day? 'Aren't you sending your book to the printers?' I finally asked my parents. 'It's ready, isn't it?' "They smiled at me and answered patiently, 'Yes, it's ready. But we want each reading to be bathed in prayer. In the coming years, it will be read by people in crisis, people facing bereavement, discouraged and lonely people. We want to be sure we have God's mind on the order in which we put all these readings.'"It sounded reasonable and I was satisfied. But I could not realize then, being only nine years of age, how vitally crucial that period of waiting on God would prove to be. I could not foresee the many letters we would receive from all around the world, telling us how some particular reading, on some particular day, saved some young person from making a wrong decision, encouraged a pastor or missionary to keep faithful to the cross, or gave hope in the moment of despair."

Is it possible to know God? Is He really knowable? And if He is, then can we actually come to know Him intimately, talking to Him as friend to friend, hearing His voice guiding and counseling us, living to please Him and basking in His company? From Biblical times up to the present, men and women have asked these questions and forged out answers that enabled them to become what we now describe as "the saints of the Church."The journey of some of these saints is recorded in They Knew Their God Volume One by E. & L. Harvey who were inspiredthe passage in Psalms 48: 12-13: "Walk about Zion, go all around it, count its towers, consider well its ramparts; go through its citadels, that you may tell the next generation." Beginning with Nicholas of Basle, a fourteenth century preacher, and concluding with Johanna Veenstra, a twentieth century missionary, the authors introduce us to men and women whose desire to know God, led them on often dangerous yet rewarding journeys. Their starting point varied greatly-Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopalian, Salvation Army, and Methodist, but they all had a common goal-- a life hidden in the heart of God.Don't read this book, however, if you are stuck within denominational boundaries. Don't read it if you want a hard and fast recipe for spiritual success. Don't read it if you have already set the limits of your faith. But read it if you feel within you the unquenchable desire to know the God Who made you, loved you, and redeemed you. And then be inspired to forge out your own peculiar journey into God.

What does it mean to hear God's voice and follow it? And can we be certain of the calling God has for us as His children? From Biblical times up to the present, men and women have asked these questions and forged out answers that enabled them to become what we now describe as "the saints of the Church." The faith journeys of some of these saints are recorded in They Knew Their God Volume Three by E. & L. Harvey who were inspired by the passage in Psalms 48: 12-13: "Walk about Zion, go all around it, count its towers, consider well its ramparts; go through its citadels, that you may tell the next generation."Beginning with the French count, Marquis de Renty, and concluding with Bishop Asbury, the founder of American Methodism, the authors introduce us to men and women who heard God's voice and followed. Although their paths of service varied greatly, each were channels of blessing through which God poured His saving and healing balm on hungry and thirsty souls. Some sacrificed riches and fame to fulfil their calling; others left home and country, while still others were led to share their revelations from God through sermons and books which still stir and provoke us to holy living.Don't read these biographies, however, if you are stuck within denominational boundaries. Don't read them if you want a hard and fast blueprint for your lives. Don't read them if you have decided exactly what you will or will not attempt for God. But read them if you feel within you the unquenchable desire to bless the world through following the call of the One Who made you, loved you, and redeemed you. His Voice still speaks to listening ears!

What does it mean to hear God's voice and follow it? And can we be certain of the calling God has for us as His children? From Biblical times up to the present, men and women have asked these questions and forged out answers that enabled them to become what we now describe as "the saints of the Church." The faith journeys of some of these saints are recorded in They Knew Their God Volume Four by E. & L. Harvey who were inspired by the passage in Psalms 48:12-13: "Walk about Zion, go all around it, count its towers, consider well its ramparts; go through its citadels, that you may tell the next generation."In this volume, the authors introduce us to men and women who heard God's voice and followed. Matthew Henry was inspired to write enlightening Biblical commentaries; Lord Radstock and Frederick Baedeker were led to pioneer in Eastern Europe before it became convulsed by revolution and war; still others were called to labor at home, providing hospitality for God's people and preparing young candidates for the mission-field. But whatever their vocation, each heard God's voice and obeyed.Don't read this book, however, if you are stuck within denominational boundaries. Don't read it if you want a hard and fast blueprint for your lives. Don't read it if you have decided exactly what you will or will not attempt for God. But read it if you feel within you the unquenchable desire to bless the world through following the call of the One Who made you, loved you, and redeemed you. His Voice still speaks to listening ears!

George Herbert (1593-1632) : Poet of the Heavenly CourtMiguel Molinos (1627-1696) : The Priest Who Knew GodJoseph Alleine (1634-1668) : A Living Sacrifice at Thirty-fourJohn Fletcher (1729-1785) : Apostle of MadeleyMary Fletcher (1739-1815) : Shepherdess of OrphansFrederick Oberlin (1740-1826) : Benefactor to the Vosges DwellersSamuel Pollard (1826-1877) : He Waited for the Fulfilment of His VisionGeorge Matheson (1842-1906) : The Blind Poet Who Saw Too MuchJonathan Goforth (1859-1936) : He Suffered the Loss of All ThingsRosalind Goforth (1864-1942) : She Climbed the Ascents With GodKate Lee (1872-1920) : The Angel AdjutantW. Graham Scroggie (1877-1958) : The Unusual Keswick SpeakerGod never repeats Himself in human experience, and it is refreshing to mark these saints as they ventured their all upon God and left us individual histories which enrich the spiritual kingdom by the delightful variety we discover in all God's "other" creations. We do not submit these sketches that they should be imitated in detail as to their search for God, or as to their evidence of that attainment. We pray rather that their faith and courage, in proving and knowing God, might encourage us to realize there is no limit, except in ourselves, to what we might discover of His kingdom while here in "time".Our situation today is much like that which existed in the time of the Judges: "Another generation grew up after them, who did not know the Lord or the work that he had done for Israel." (Judges 2:10). Such ignorance in those days issued in God's people doing evil and turning to false religion. This book describes giants of faith---people who did exploits because "they knew their God." Such devotion as we read about shames our shallowness and our failure to make a vacuum for God in the busy materialistic scramble for higher living standards. We have expensive homes and luxury cars but know little of the vast riches and resources available to one who takes time to know and understand. Our ideals are to low, and our zeal so lukewarm, and our stocks of grace so pitifully small that we need to remember great saints who all remind us, we too can make our lives sublime, and departing leave behind us, footprints in the sands of time, as Longfellow wrote:Footprints that perhaps anotherSailing o'er life's solemn mane,Some forlorn and shipwrecked brotherReading may take heart again.---from the foreword.

The first three chapters of this book contain testimonies from various Christians on the benefits of early morning rising for prayer and Bible study. The remaining chapters reveal the emphasis given to prayer in the lives of ministers and preachers from differing denominational backgrounds and nationalities.-George Fox, Joseph Alleine, Charles Simeon, John Wesley, John Fletcher, Harold St. John, G. H. Lang, Anthony Norris Groves, John Knox, Samuel Rutherford, John Livingstone, Robert Murray McCheyne, Rees Howells, Monod, Jonathan Edwards, A. B. Simpson. George Watson, E. M. Bounds, Gerhard Tersteegen, John Gossner, Tholuck & Bengel.When the glory of the Father Is the goal of every prayer-When before the Throne in Heaven Our High Priest presents it there-When the Spirit prompts the asking, When the waiting heart Believes-Then we know of each petition Everyone who asks receives.-Selected