Book Recommendation: What Does God Want?

 

I'm sure most of us have read a lot of books about the gospel, discipleship, getting saved and the like. While a lot of them over the years have been good, more often than not they were either too long, or so short they didn't cover much in depth that needed to be.

This book hits all the check boxes. I have never read a better book in my life that summarizes the whole point of why we are here (other than the Bible of course!). In this short volume, Michael Heiser summarizes from Scripture why are we even here. If all this, then why. 

It can be so easy to look around at everything we understand and ask that question, "but why would God do it all anyways?" It's been a question that I've started wrestling with for the first time in my life. Actually,, seeking out the answer why without just shrugging it off. 

That is when I found this book. I already was a fan of Heiser. His deep knowledge and understanding of the Bible and are great expanse of context that has opened up my eyes to so many different nuances I missed before were on full display here. Even though his academic works can be thick, this book is very accessible. It was made for the new Christian and anyone else who wants to get an idea of what does God want.

Between giving a big picture overview of the story we see in the Bible, to the practical steps of how to get saved, and the easy-to-understand elements of discipleship, I now have the book I will recommend to anyone who is wanting to know what it means to follow Jesus...or just needs to have some questions answered no matter how long they have been. 

By the end of reading this book (which took around 2 hours start to finish) I have a renewed excitement about my walk with Christ, and I look forward to the same happening for you. 

The book can be found for purchase HERE