"Downpour" by James MacDonald - Review

"Downpour" by pastor and author James MacDonald.

This book is for the person that is distant from God but longs to get back to Him. It's for those who have perhaps stopped praying, stopped spending time in His Word, stopped fellowshipping with believers, yet they know in the back of their mind that something's got to change.

This book is not for the person looking for an emotional experience from listening to a motivational speaker. It is not for the person seeking a quick fix by saying a magical prayer or a pep talk to make you feel good about yourself. No! This book is for the humble follower of Christ who has lost his/her way and is seeking a renewed spirit in Christ.

James takes you step-by-step through this process (biblically) and even gives you exercises to do that are designed to help you examine yourself and see the sin in your life. This exercise was a real eye opener! He talks about sin, repentance, God's grace and the Holy Spirit all in simple language making it easy to understand. (Thank you James!) But the part I loved the most, the part that absolutely floored me and spoke to me was about what it means that God is Holy.

I cannot articulate what happened to me except to say that now I really see, no, I have this deep sense of knowing that my place is under the Lord's feet and that He truly is lifted up and is the Most High! This was more than a realization, it was an experience. It wasn't outward, but inward - in my spirit.

Later on I was reminded of a "why" question I asked the Lord long ago and the answer I got was "I Am Holy." I thought to myself that it didn't make sense because it wasn't a real answer and so I dismissed it. I chalked it up to my own imagination. Only now do I realize that I had heard from God that day and now after reading Downpour, I know what it means. Amazing!!

I highly recommend this book. If you have read it, I'd love to hear what you think about it so please comment.

I can't promise that you will experience what I did, but if you are sincerely looking to restore your relationship with Him, then He will reveal Himself to you in this way in His own good time.

May the Lord bless you as He has blessed me when you read this book. And thank you and God bless you James (if you ever read this) for writing this book. While God gets all of the glory for the work He has done in me, I have to also thank you for allowing the Lord to work in you to write this book because it has blessed me tremendously!