Friday, September 7, 2012

Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Imagine By Max Lucado



Book Description

Grace.
We talk as though we understand the term. The bank gives us a grace period. The seedy politician falls from grace. Musicians speak of a grace note. We describe an actress as gracious, a dancer as graceful. We use the word for hospitals, baby girls, kings, and premeal prayers. We talk as though we know what grace means.
But do we really understand it? Have we settled for wimpy grace? It politely occupies a phrase in a hymn, fits nicely on a church sign. Never causes trouble or demands a response. When asked, “Do you believe in grace?” who could say no?
Max Lucado asks a deeper question: Have you been changed by grace? Shaped by grace? Strengthened by grace? Emboldened by grace? Softened by grace? Snatched by the nape of your neck and shaken to your senses by grace?
God’s grace has a drenching about it. A wildness about it. A white-water, riptide, turn-you-upside-downness about it. Grace comes after you. It rewires you. From insecure to God secure. From regret riddled to better-because-of-it. From afraid to die to ready to fly.
Grace is the voice that calls us to change and then gives us the power to pull it off.
Let’s make certain grace gets you.

Book Review

This book is my first "Max Lucado experience".  I've heard his name. I've read reviews.  I've seen his books.  For some reason I have always decided to pass his books up.  After reading this book I have no idea why.  Max Lucado did an amazing job intertwining real life stories with the scriptures of God's Word painting a picture of God's grace in our everyday lives.  I can't tell you the last time I read a book in one evening.  Yes, one evening.  I actually had mentally planned out to read a chapter a night for the next 11 days but chapter after chapter it kept drawing me in for more.  I recommend this book for everyone.  From lost sinner to theologian.    A definite read!!

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