3:16 The Numbers of Hope- Max Lucado

 **please bear in mind that I did not do the 40 days devotion portion of the book.

Why I chose this book:
     This was another free book that I got :) Happens. haha. It was given to me as part of the FAST (Feed A Student at TCBC) package back in Christmas (I think...). My Tuesday small group started and will continue to journey through the series "The Gospel" and so I was hoping that this book would bring more insights and inspiration. I think sometimes Christians hear the same thing over and over that we start to downplay the things that God has done for us. It is therefore important to stop ourselves from living stagnant lives and continue to seek and iterate the Gospel from different points of views so we will continue to burn and yearn for God. Another reason why this book was chosen was cause  I forgot I had this book. haha. I was going through the books on my bookshelf and I felt so bad for forgetting I had this book that I decided it was going to be my next read =P

Thoughts:
  I can't say I've read a lot of Lucado's books. His "Cure for the Common Life" is also one my "finished halfway ones" so I really had nothing to compare to. Lucado focuses on the significance of  three points: 1. God so loving the world 2.Giving of His Only Son 3. those who believe will not perish. As mentioned, I was hoping for a new perspective, a new key point that I never noticed before and sadly I didn't find that. He did make good points and used very relevant life examples, but I personally felt like I've either heard of it before or wasn't very inspired by it.(not saying I am not intrigued by the Gospel). It makes me sad cause famous authors/artists such as Pastor Rick Warren, Chris Tomlin, and Tony Campolo all said good thing about the book and yet I felt so indifferent about it =(. Personally, I think it's a good book for new Christians or even for those who are seeking... maybe it's because I've heard similar analogies that Lucado mentions before so it felt like there was nothing "out of the ordinary" from the rest of the books on this topic.
 
Favourite Quote: N/A :(

Rating: 3/5 


:)