Sun Stand Still, by Steven Furtick, is a 40 day devotional book that challenges the reader to, every day, evaluate his/her faith and stretch it to new levels. Drawing on the "audacious" prayer of Joshua in Joshua 10, Furtick proposes that each of us can and should pray for the things that seem impossible. After all, our God can and still does do impossible things!! He may or may not ever again make the sun stand still, but He just might break an "impossible" addiction in your family member's life, provide an "impossible" amount of money to save your home from foreclosure, or heal your "impossible" disease when the doctors have given up all hope.
I am using the book as an assist to some spiritual goals I set for this year, and have kept my journal nearby to take notes when I read each day. Furtick has a great way of condensing important spiritual truths into short statements that easily imprint on my memory to carry with me for the day ahead. I find myself encouraged, as several times God has met me in the Scripture passages that accompany each day's devotion. (Note: read them!! Don't just assume you know what the passage is--read it for God's fresh living and active word to you).
I would recommend this book to those who are facing "impossible" situations, or who need a jolt to revive discouraged faith, You can find out more about Steven Furtick here, and more about Sun Stand Still here (you can download a sample chapter of the book if you would like).
I received a complimentary copy of this book for review purposes from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishing.
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