BOOKS
I’m sure you have prayed for revival. I know I used to pray for revival in this country because I observed so much sin. Sin in the world, sin in this country, sin in the church, and sin in me! I implored God to do something about so much sin. I knew that my prayers could not bring revival. God brings revival when and where he decides.
Then I read a book that helped me know how revival fits into God’s plan. He may use revivals sometimes, but the book explained to me what I needed to see about myself; that is, that God mostly uses ordinary people (like me!) and his ordinary churches (like mine is) to sanctify his people and to do his work.
The book is OR-DI-NAR-Y by Michael Horton. The book is not new. It was published in 2014, but it is more relevant today than ever. Knowing Mike Horton, it does not surprise me that he was able to write a book that would be a good read more than ten years later. Mike has written a number of books. The first one PUTTING AMAZING BACK INTO GRACE is a classic and was written when Mike was only in his early 20’s. He is brilliant but very humble.
You would be edified by reading any of Michael Horton’s books, but OR-DI-NAR-Y is the one I suggest today.
In the meantime, keep reading your Bible. That’s the best book ever!
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