Thoughts from Tozer

From The Knowledge of the Holy:
In the chapter on the love of God this excerpt....

"God's love tells us that He is friendly and His Word assures us that He is our Friend and wants us to be His friends. No man with a trace of humility would first think that he is a friend of God; but the idea did not originate with men....Modesty may demur at so rash a thought, but audacious faith dares to believe the Word and claim friendship with God. We do God more honor by believing what He has said about Himself and having the courage to come boldly to the throne of grace than by hiding in self-conscious humility among the trees of the garden."