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Used by God for His Purpose -- Who Me?
May 9, 2013 -- Christian Newswire
Can God use us for His purpose? Most Christians aren't too sure. They consider their shortcomings and their struggle with sin and dismiss the possibility. But if a majority of believers today don't think they can be used by God, how does the kingdom of God advance? Perhaps the diminishing impact of the Church today is caused by a crisis of confidence rather than a lack of strategic planning.
This is the question that is so effectively answered in the new book from Evergreen Press. HIS INSTRUMENTS, IF GOD COULD USE THEM...HE CAN USE US by Father Sebastian Myladiyil takes us into the lives of the ordinary people of the Old Testament who were just like us. We see their conversations with God and their struggles with allowing God to use them. Most of them succeeded in being used by God for amazing things. Some of them didn't. Father Sebastian lets us learn from all of them, saint and sinner alike.
Father Sebastian realized the treasure in the Old Testament, waiting to guide us in our journey. After studying their stories, he provides an honest and thought provoking review of the things some of them did right. He also shows us the choices some of them made that prevented them from finding God's plan. Father Sebastian says, "I have realized that the key figures in the Bible, both good and bad, have valuable lessons to teach us. We can proclaim loud and clear that if God could work with them, He can work with us."
Father Sebastian provides a guide to equip us in making a difference. "The story of these Biblical figures is also our own story," he says. "Reflecting on the lives of those in the Bible -- both good and bad -- will help us correct our ways."
HIS INSTRUMENTS includes 5 questions at the end of each chapter that enhance the lessons and prompt discussion for small groups and Bible studies. The final chapter is a revealing comparison of each of the Biblical figures with Jesus. The Church's crisis of confidence is met head on by this book to awaken us all to the reality that we can become His instruments.
HIS INSTRUMENTS, by Sebastian Myladiyil, SVD,
ISBN: 978-158169-413-0 -- 256 pages, PB, $14.99,
Published by Evergreen Press christian-publishing.net
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Distributed by Ingram/Spring Arbor www.ingrambook.com and Amazon.com
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Source: Christian Newswire
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