AUTHOR
Chinyere G. Madugba, an educator, coordinates several spirit-filled ministries with her husband. Notable among these are Spiritual Life Outreach, Christian Outreach Books and Resource Center, Ministers Prayer Network, West Africa School of Missions, Caleb International, and Women Intercessors for Church and Nations (also known as as The Wailing Women). We are indebted to this Nigerian writer for her timeless book, the content of which every Christian should embody.
GENTLE
Holiness
SUMMARY
It is repeated throughout the text that brokenness is an undoubted requirement for anyone who wants to be used by God. This state in which the sinner, born again into the family of God, is spiritually refined from an unknown state to a humble, meek, and godly personality involves giving the Holy Spirit full input into every area of one’s life. Although it is a painful state of the heart, it is seen as the only path to true spiritual power. Pruning is like the organized destruction done by God when we submit to Him. Madugba (as Duewel) claims that judgment is the result of one’s unwillingness to let God get away with it. Twenty-one benefits associated with being broken are discussed. The Word of God heads the list of ten instruments that God himself uses to chisel the rough edges. One clearly sees oneself in one of the twenty-six evidences of uninterrupted life. Madugba argues that if a life breaks, it is indisputable that it would clearly understand God’s working pattern. The breaking is gradual rather than instantaneous. This text should be in the library of every sober Christian worker who wants to advance on the spiritual path.
TRADEABLE QUOTES
“We must also know that pruning does not necessarily mean removing what is bad. It involves removing the good and even the best so that we can enjoy God’s best. This is God’s desire for us.”
“There is no place in the entire Bible where God promised us a trip to heaven without problems, a trip without the aches and pains and problems of life”
DISTINCTIVE FEATURE
In an invaluable book that deeply touches one’s heart, he renewed the sound Biblical teachings of the consecrated life that are little emphasized by contemporary Nigerian writers.
UTILITY
A priceless treasure that shows how to remove the dross in one’s life, enabling both young and old to live a victorious Christian life.
