begin the practice of reverent meditation on the
being of God. As coin from the book - Knowledge of the Holy by A. W. Tozer

True religion confronts earth with heaven and brings eternity to bear upon
time. The messenger of Christ, though he speaks from God, must also, as
the Quakers used to say, speak to the condition of his hearers; otherwise he
will speak a language known only to himself. His message must be not only
timeless but timely. He must speak to his own generation.

This powerful quote is from the preface of The Knowledge of the Holy (1961) by A.W. Tozer, a renowned American evangelical pastor and author.
In this introduction, Tozer argues that modern Christianity has lost its sense of divine majesty, substituting it with an "ignoble" or trivialized concept of God. He challenges preachers and believers to move beyond superficial worship and "speak to the condition" of their era, bringing eternal truths to bear on the immediate crises of their time.
Key Aspects of Tozer’s Thought
Timeless but Timely: The message is eternal (theology), but it must be applied specifically to the current generation to avoid becoming an abstract, irrelevant concept.
Speaking to the Condition: Borrowing from Quaker tradition (often attributed to George Fox), this means addressing the real spiritual, emotional, and social needs of the listeners, not just repeating dogma.
Confronting Time with Eternity: True faith breaks through the temporal, everyday concerns of life, forcing a confrontation with the divine reality of heaven.
The Problem: Tozer identified that the church in the mid-20th century (and arguably today) was losing its sense of awe, resulting in a low view of God and a loss of personal inward worship.