Enter Book Drawing: 7 Secrets for the Spirit-Filled Life

In Seven Secrets of the Spirit-Filled Life, my friend Jack Levison, a professor of Old Testament and Hermeneutics, offers a devotional with 49 chapters. That might seem like an odd number until we consider that the Jewish feast of Pentecost falls 50 days after Passover. (Not that readers have to time their readings with the liturgical calendar, but the tie-in with the Holy Spirit dovetails nicely with the content.) 

Levison begins with a narrative set in his Wheaton College Greek class. His professor scribbled some Greek on the board, which, as it turned out, was Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”  The prof asked if these well-known words of the apostle Paul meant students could pass a test without studying. And they knew: Of course not. 

So, what do they mean? We have the power to face whatever life brings because of the indwelling Spirit.  

This anecdote sets the stage for a work that guides readers through living in the power of the indwelling Spirit. And the place Levison begins is with praise. How fitting.

Seven Secrets of the Spirit-Filled Life is smaller than most books. And shorter. And less academic than what one might expect from a Hebrew professor. But it's not less deep. And it includes lovely black-and-white photos, which relate to the content. The style is easy to read. Short prayers guide the reader in how to form words. And the meditations guide the reader into a fuller life. 

I have two free copies for giveaway (US readers only, please). I plan to draw two names from the comments on August 8. So tell me—what's one thing for which you praise God?