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Review: The Good Gift of Weakness

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I am so glad that the author reached out to me about The Good Gift of Weakness: God's Strength Made Perfect in the Story of Redemption as it was exactly the book that I needed to read in this season of my life.

Many thanks to Harvest House Publishers and Eric Schumacher for providing a complimentary copy of this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

Book Synopsis

This overview of the theme of weakness in the Bible offers readers practical encouragement and hope as they learn to view their frailties as part of God’s plan and purpose for their lives.

Our culture deifies strength―and sadly, the church does too. Who has the most successful ministry, the largest congregation, or the godliest family? Our misplaced faith in human strength is a false hope with no basis in Scripture.

But a closer look throughout the Bible reveals the central role human frailty plays in the redemption story. From Genesis to Revelation, God’s power is made perfect when people are at their weakest. Far from an undesirable defect, God designed our weakness to draw us closer to himself.

As you learn to accept the good gift of weakness, you will experience true strength―the kind that only comes from a loving and infinitely powerful God.

Source: Amazon

Book Thoughts

I truly enjoyed this book and loved that it served as a biblical commentary from Genesis to Revelation, focusing on the sole attribute of weakness. I cannot count the number of insights that I drew from The Good Gift of Weakness, as it not only pulled together the big picture of the Gospel, it dissected portions of Scripture in a way that brought new understanding and meaning when viewed from creation onward. It is tremendously humbling to think of how God works in and through our weaknesses, showing us His might and strength in ways we could never imagine.

This book is clear and concise in breaking down the concept of weakness throughout its chapters and readers will enjoy the systematic approach that the author takes. I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn more about the concept of weakness in Christian faith and why it is so vital to our relationship with God. This book is saturated in the Bible and the footnotes provide tremendous value. Not only is this a book worth reading again, it is one that I would pass along to as many Christians as possible based on how well it explains the upside-down theology in God’s kingdom.

Book Summary

  • Format of book: 📱
  • Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • Recommendation: 👍
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