This
little book is a spiritual gold mine. I have read more books on The
Lord's Prayer than I can count yet I was inspired and informed by
this one.
Mohler
takes about the first third of the book to explain in depth why we
need this example of prayer. It shows the kind of prayer God desires.
It corrects our natural errors and bad habits in prayer. The rest of
the book is a very good commentary on the prayer, phrase by phrase.
As
Mohler writes, “...each petition is a theology lesson in itself.”
(Loc 1429/1534) He has done an excellent job of explaining the
theology to us as well as the impact on our daily Christian life. He
shows how our prayers reveal our personal theology. They show what we
think of God and ourselves and how we think God relates to us. Our
prayers reveal our priorities and our assumptions.
We
know we are to be a praying people. Mohler writes, “There is no
true intimacy with God without prayer.” (Loc 409/1534) But we need
instruction on how to do it. Mohler informs us what each phrase
reveals and what it means to us in our daily life. I highly recommend
this book to any Christian who wants to understand the value of
prayer and become one who prays better.
My
rating: 5/5 stars.
R.
Albert Mohler Jr. is president of the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary and the Joseph Emerson Brown Professor of Christian
Theology. He can be heard on his daily podcast, The Briefing, where
he analyzes news and events from a Christian worldview. He also
writes popular commentary at https://albertmohler.com/.
He and his family live in Louisville, Kentucky.
Thomas
Nelson, 224 pages.
I
received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My
comments are an independent and honest review.
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