Lazarus Awakening
Written By: Joanna Weaver
To live, we must first be willing to die. To live to our fullest, we must die often so that Jesus can inhabit more of our spirit within us. Jesus wept (John 11:35), is the shortest sentence in the bible. He wept because a man He loved died. Jesus’s grief was real. It was a precursor to one of the most major miracles performed by our Lord: that of raising a man from the dead. The symbolism of One who would die and himself rise, as foretold by prophets, yet hardly believed upon affirmation. This miracle led to Jesus’s enemies plotting his demise.
These and other biblical facts are golden nuggets obtained by reading the expertly written book Lazarus Awakening. By breaking down bible passages, word for word, sentence-by-sentence, Ms. Weaver unravels insight into the world of Jesus, his disciples, Lazarus’s sisters Martha and Mary, their friends, and those who hate and fear Jesus…the pharoses and unbelievers. Throughout the book, Jesus’s purpose in history is explained both in general and personal terms. Jesus was a real man that walked the earth, had a heart and feelings. Further, Jesus was a God-man whose purpose was to be a sacrificial lamb that would die, so that His believers would live!
From beginning to middle to end, the book runneth-over with scripture that imparts personality traits and motivation. It is an in-depth look at Jesus’s actions before, during, and after Lazarus’s resurrection. Lazarus Awakening comes on the heels of Ms. Weaver’s books Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World and Having a Mary Spirit. With glimpses into both Mary’s and Martha’s personalities, you may come to understand Lazarus’s sisters and how their devotion and love for both Jesus and Lazarus intertwines.
This is a definite ‘must read’ that includes a ten-week companion bible study. To live, we must first be willing to die. I implore you to die soon, and often.
Link to Chapter 1:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/47193054/Lazarus-Awakening-by-Joanna-Weaver-Chapter-1
Link to Chapter 1:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/47193054/Lazarus-Awakening-by-Joanna-Weaver-Chapter-1
Disclaimer: "I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review"
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