As I sit to write this review for Jared C. Wilson's book, Gospel Wakefulness, I found myself at a lose for words. Is it because this was a bad book? No. The moment you read the Foreward by Ray Ortlund, you could feel the emotion that comes from every page in this book. What I loved about this book was all emotion and passion in letting the gospel be our driven force. This is exactly what this book is about.
The phrase "Gospel Wakefulness" means "treasuring Christ more greatly and savoring his power more sweetly." Jared goes on to say that one sign of Gospel Wakefulness is "failure of anything else to thrill the soul like the gospel." Jared continues to share about signs of one who has not be awakened by the gospel:
1. The gospel doesn't interest you-or it does, but not as much as religious subjects.
2. You take nearly everything personally.
3. You frequently worry about what other people think.
4. You treat inconveniences like minor (or major) tragedies.
5. You are impatient with people.
6. In general, you have trouble seeing the fruit of the Spirit in your life (Gal. 5:22-23).
7. The Word of God holds little interest.
8. You have great diffculty forgiving.
9. You are told frequently by a spouse, close friend, or other family members that you are to "clingy" or too controlling.
10. You think someone besides yourself is the worst sinner you know.
11. The idea of gospel centrality makes no sense to you.
Jared shares personal stories as well as stories from other people about how they were wakened by the gospel. This book is indeed one of the best books I have read this year. In fact, it is going in my top 5 list of books for 2011. I highly recommend this book.
Thanks to Crossway for letting me review this book.
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