A Christian book worth reading
Lebogang Mosikare | Tuesday November 1, 2022 06:00
The book written by Yaona Sebedi Mokgatle, a former Home Economics teacher, teaches that we should never give up in life even if the odds are stacked against us.
In other words, learn from your past mistakes and make something valuable out of your mistakes. The author has dealt with the issue of never giving up in life deftly.
She said what God promises he does in his time! “God does not work according to our timetable.
God is never in a hurry to bring his plans to fruition. What God promises, he fulfills. The word of God that goes out from his mouth will not return to him empty but will accomplish what he desires and achieves the purpose for which he sent it. (Isaiah 55: 11).
God continues to tell us that we do not receive because we do not ask.
As Christians, life is a journey with many facets, so as a child of God, keep on discovering, unwrapping and enjoying the many promises that are scattered from Genesis to Revelations. Enjoy the treasure.” Mokgatle used the story of Lazarus to inspire people. She said: “When God shows up, any bad or dead situation can change.
He would do it such that there will not be any confusion on who to give praise and give thanks to. Jesus Christ would at times wait until the situation is bigger and to the human eye seem impossible, so that he may manifest his divine power. In John 11: 17, on his arrival Jesus found out that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days, indeed the situation was bad. Isaiah 44: 2-2: ‘when you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you, when you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, the flames will not consume you’.” The book is a must have even if one is not a Christian as one can learn a lot from the book because it has some very important life tips.
For Christians, the book will come in handy but after reading it they will get more clarity because they read the book together with the Bible. In this era of where life is consumed by many social ills such as the so called passion killings and sexual offences, the book is a very useful handbook that one can learn from after reading it. I give the book seven out of 10.