Breath of the Soul

In Breath of the Soul, Geoffrey Change presents thirty devotions for powerful prayer by C. H. Spurgeon.

Study

The devotions are arranged and divided into four sections: (1) theology of prayer, (2) practical instructions, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving, (3) corporate prayer, and (4) perseverance in prayer. This helps with the structure and makes for a full and cohesive reading.

I was most challenged to see how prayer is how God gives understanding and interpretation. Looking at Jeremiah 33:3, Spurgeon shows how, especially for teachers, “prayer is your best means of study.”

Power

I was most moved to read of the power that remains available to us in prayer. Spurgeon says, “It seems, my dear friends, an awful thing to have such a power in one’s hands as to be able to pray!”

I was most inspired to see how Spurgeon urged his church to be a people of prayer, acting as an engine for his preaching ministry and for the church’s ministries, and how he taught them how to pray through his sermons. Reading this book will not only teach you about prayer, but it will teach you how to pray.

I received a media copy of Breath of the Soul (Amazon, 5% off your entire order always at Westminster Bookstore with code DIVEINDIGDEEP) and this is my honest review. Find more of my book reviews and follow Dive In, Dig Deep on Instagram - my account dedicated to Bibles and books to see the beauty of the Bible and the role of reading in the Christian life. To read all of my book reviews and to receive all of the free eBooks I find on the web, subscribe to my free newsletter.