Hawkins
was intrigued by the questions Jesus asked. The gospels have over 150
of them. Seeing that it was a way of instruction, Hawkins chose 52
from the Bible, ones he thought every Christian should be able to
answer.
He
begins with the serpent's question and encourages to know that what
God says in His Word is true. From Joseph we are encouraged to know
our dreams are from God and then keep following them. We learn the
remedy for discouragement from the Israelites in the wilderness. From
David, we learn to keep our promises and how to recognize sin's
course. We learn how to recognize and deal with depression from
Elijah and how to finish well from Nehemiah. We learn about worship
and the fear of the Lord from Isaiah's experience, and what the Lord
requires from Micah. Other topics include resentment, tithing, worry,
pluralism, neighbors, heavenly heart burn, Jesus' second coming,
repentance and much more. Perhaps the most important question
included is that of the jailer in Acts 16. “What must I do to be
saved?” (Week 46)
Hawkins
has written great spiritual lessons revolving around each of the 52
questions. These would be great for weekly devotional reading and
meditation. The book would make a great gift too.
He
writes in the Epilogue that he chose these questions to be able to
address the broadest spectrum of topics possible. Also in the
Epilogue is an encouragement to accept Jesus as Savior and a prayer.
O.
S. Hawkins has been a pastor for more than twenty-five years. He has
a DMin and several honorary degrees. He is president of GuideStone
Financial Resources, serving workers in Christian organizations with
retirement and benefit services needs. He is the author of over
twenty-five books and preaches regularly at conferences and churches
across the nation. You can find out more about him and his work at
www.oshawkins.com.
Thomas
Nelson, 288 pages.
I
received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher for
the purpose of an independent and honest review.
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