Joni Eareckson Tada’s latest devotional, A Spectacle of Glory: God’s Light Shining through Me Every Day,
is a humble and readable devotional of assurance that the Sovereign God of
Creation uses His people through their sufferings.
Tada references John Newton’s idea that
some Christians are called to suffer as “spectacles of glory” – as burning
bushes which are not consumed (7). This
is possible as Christians individually affirm the Sovereignty of God and His loving
care of His people, whatever might befall us from His Hand.
Each one-page daily devotion begins with
the date and a Scriptural reference, followed by a short meditation and a
prayer. All of these point not to God’s
failings in the suffering of His people, but how He glorifies Himself through
their suffering – and the joy – “while despising the shame” – that can be
experienced as a “spectacle of glory.”
Tada’s writing is that of own who knows of
what she writes, submits to her God, and cares for her readers.
The one thing I would change in future
additions would be to have the Scripture written out. Having the reference at the top of the page
with the date without the text makes it too easy to skip and just read the
reflection.
#ASpectacleofGlory
[This review appears on my blog and on
Amazon.com. I received this book free in
exchange for an honest review.]
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