"An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others"
About this Quote
The intent is devotional, but it’s also corrective. Mid-century American Protestantism lived with a quiet anxiety about spiritual scarcity: not enough attention from God, not enough holiness to go around, not enough “real” experience for ordinary believers. Tozer flips that scarcity mindset into abundance, insisting that the believer’s relationship to God is not a place in line. It’s direct access.
Subtext: you are not spiritually second-tier. The phrase “as fully as if there were no others” is carefully chosen to confront comparison and envy, the nagging suspicion that someone else’s faith, calling, or suffering draws more of God’s focus. Tozer’s God isn’t distracted by the global feed.
Context matters. Tozer, a mid-20th-century pastor and prophetic critic of shallow religiosity, often warned against reducing God to an idea or religion to performance. Here he offers a counter-image: God as inexhaustible person, not institutional commodity. The argument also quietly reinforces a key evangelical emphasis: personal relationship. It’s theology doing emotional labor, defending a private, individualized encounter with the divine while still claiming a shared Father.
It comforts, but it also raises the bar: if God gives “all,” the problem can’t be divine stinginess. The demand shifts back onto the believer’s openness and attention.
Quote Details
| Topic | God |
|---|---|
| Source | A. W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy (book). Passage on God's infinite giving commonly attributed to this work. |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Tozer, Aiden Wilson. (2026, January 17). An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/an-infinite-god-can-give-all-of-himself-to-each-42338/
Chicago Style
Tozer, Aiden Wilson. "An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/an-infinite-god-can-give-all-of-himself-to-each-42338/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/an-infinite-god-can-give-all-of-himself-to-each-42338/. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
