All of Me
In All of Me, Cheryl Marshall writes on pursuing a life wholly devoted to God. This is a book about how you can dedicate your entire life to worshiping the Lord.
She begins the book by explaining why whole-life worship is both biblical and a blessed way to live. I was especially interested to read about the offerings in the Old Testament: the guilt offering, the sin offering, the peace offering, the grain offering, and the burnt offering. She culminates in Romans 12:1, which calls us to present our bodies as a living sacrifice.
Throughout the book, Marshall details how to devote yourself to God. What challenged me most were the five principles she gives for approving the will of God. Using these tests helps us make choices that are in line with God’s Word. They include daily renewing your mind with Scripture, remembering that God’s will is always good, knowing that God has given us the commands and principles of Scripture for all of life, and understanding that we must be people of the Book.
Pleasing to God
Toward the end of the book, she shares five wills of God that are worthy of our wholehearted pursuit: be filled with the Spirit, pursue sexual purity, give thanks, submit to authority, and suffer righteously.
After reading this book, I am motivated to examine every area of my life and give it over wholly to God. Understanding the concept of whole-life worship was pivotal for me as a young Christian. Realizing that worship extends far beyond what we do on Sunday and encompasses every aspect of life transformed the way I thought about following Christ.
Marshall does an excellent job of making this concept easy to understand and providing practical applications for living it out. All of Me will help you to grow in personal holiness and be wholly pleasing to God.
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