We all need to be reminded once in
a while that God is bigger than our, well, our everything. Lately I’ve been
talking about how Jesus helps us deal with our fears. We just need to turn to
him and put him in charge of our insecurities, our circumstances, and our
lives. Much easier said than done.
And generally, when we have trouble
turning those things over, it’s because we think that God won’t help us because
of our past mistakes. But here’s the kicker, God's grace is greater than all of
that.
Kyle Idleman explains it a lot
better than I can, and his newest book Grace
Is Greater: God's Plan to Overcome Your Past, Redeem Your Pain, and Rewrite
Your Story (Baker Books, 2107) is the written version of his explanation.
This book is an easy read, and
Idleman is the consummate storyteller. It could be easy to stay at the surface,
and just enjoy his engaging style, but it doesn’t take much effort to go beyond
the humor and sense the pain that so many people experience because they won’t
or can’t acknowledge God's Grace.
The book is broken into three
sections all of them dealing with Grace being greater. It’s greater than our mistakes,
our hurts, and our challenges. And when we put all that together, grace is
still greater!
This book could be used in so many
different settings—anyplace where there are hurting people who need to understand
that God loves them, and that His grace is sufficient
4.5/5
I received a copy of this book from
the publisher in exchange for a review.
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