Are
your church services orderly, sedate and comfortable? You may not be
engaging God in His dangerous presence, Dyck suggests.
This
book is an invitation to encounter God's blazing holiness. Dyck
reminds us how important it is that we have a vision of that
holiness. “A proper knowledge of God's holiness is essential for
knowing him as he really is, and who we really are.” (53)
The
first half of the book is about out tendency to shrink God down to
our size. We try to tame Him by ignoring His holiness. The second
half of the book is about how we try to tame His love, putting limits
on it. We project our own faltering love on Him.
"I'm
convinced," he writes, "that there's really one big question at
the heart of life and that our answer to this question will ripple
throughout our time on earth and into eternity. The question is
simply this: are you going to believe that God loves you?"
(143)
If
you are sensing a spiritual dissatisfaction, if you feel that God has
become ordinary and commonplace, this book is for you. Real life with
God is dangerous, Dyck says. If you are ready to risk it, this book
is for you.
This
book would best be used in a discussion group, I think. A twenty page
Discussion Guide is provided, making it a good choice for a small
group or class.
Food
for thought:
“We're
bored to death of living but scared to death to really live.” (21)
Drew
Dyck is managing editor of Leadership Journal, a publication of
Christianity Today. He is a frequent conference speaker. You can find
out more at DrewDyck.com.
Nelson
Books, 209 pages.
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