Jon Bloom writes: “The purpose of this little book is to imaginatively reflect on the real experiences of real people in the Bible in order to help you grasp and live what it means to “trust in the LORD with all your heart, and…not lean on your own understanding.” Its goal is to help you believe in Jesus while living in a very confusing and painful world (pg. 18).”
This book surely has given me a FRESH way of understanding how much Jesus has impacted individuals who crossed His path – individuals by faith whose lives were changed as God drew them to Himself. Jon Bloom through his devotional style of story-telling, leads us through several Old and New Testament Bible stories, to essential lessons we can learn from the people in the stories who encounter God and Jesus. These people include James Zebedee, the adulteress, Zacchaeus, Thomas, Peter, Joseph the carpenter, John the Baptist, Paul and many others.
A few stories impressed me in movie style as I read through the book, namely how the adulteress though not being stoned by the mob and forgiven by Jesus, have to face family and friends with new found faith; how Zacchaeus after Jesus’ invitation and words would show up at a household with bags of money to pay them back fourfold; how Jesus’ siblings who eventually became Christ’s followers gives us hope for our unbelieving loved ones and how Paul in prison continues to speak and encourage his visitor friend that Jesus has been worth it all.
I strongly recommend this book for those who enjoy short stories. God will use this book to enthuse you to read your Bible faithfully and reflectively.
This book is available in the Resource Library.
This book review was written in Mar 2014 by Ho Chee Yoong Amos.
