Jantz's
father died at a young age. His mother remarried. It wasn't until
just recently that Jantz went through a box containing his father's
books. They were books by authors who wrote over a hundred years ago:
Moody, Murray, Simpson, Torrey, and Tozer. The books were about the
Holy Spirit. As Jantz read through his father's books, he was made
aware of a new understanding of the person and work of the Spirit. He
shares his insights with us.
Many
Christians will be able to relate to Jantz's initial understanding of
the Spirit, more doctrine than anything else. His understanding of God was
intellectual and not experiential. He, like many evangelicals,
thought of the Trinity as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Bible.
Reading his father's books created in Jantz a hunger to know the Holy
Spirit, to experience Him, to rely on Him for daily living.
This
is a good book for evangelical Christians who have relegated the Holy
Spirit to a place other than indwelling, directing, encouraging,
enlightening, and empowering believers. You'll share Jantz's journey
to knowing the Spirit is alive and well in believers today, can be
experienced and desires to empower believers with gifts.
Food
for thought: “A truly spiritual person is someone who is personally
led by God through the Holy Spirit.” (Loc 228/1579)
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
Stan
Jantz is the president of the Evangelical Christian Publishers
Association and cofounder of ConversantLife.com. He is the coauthor
of more than 50 books. He lives in Huntington Beach, California.
Harvest
House, 176 pages.
I
received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My
comments are an independent and honest review.
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