J.I. Packer is a theological giant in Reformed circles. Because I’ve only just become aware of reformed theology over the last three years or so, through the preaching of Mark Driscoll and Matt Chandler, I hadn’t read any of his work. Last week I read Knowing God, and I wish I’d read it sooner.

Packer originally wrote this as a series in Evangelical Magazine, and it was published as a book in 1973. By the time the second edition was printed twenty years later, it had sold over 1 million copies. I’m not sure how many have sold in the last 16 years, but I imagine more than a few.

This is by far the most powerful devotional book I’ve ever read. It convicted me time after time, and brought out some latent beliefs and misconceptions that I was completely unaware of.

There isn’t time to go through all of the incredibly valuable truths and encouragement shared in this book, though some have tried (Boston Bible Geeks, “Blogging through Knowing God by J.I. Packer”). I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who sees the importance of being among “those who know God.”