Praise God for Regal Publishers deciding to put this one back into print! It was not an easy read but it was well worth it. Rediscovering Holiness is Packer's book on sanctification; the process by which God changes us to become more like Christ. The beauty of the book was not a simple one, two, three process that dictates how we change, but instead it shows how God is at work even when we don't see it. The book actually makes me praise God more for His workings in and through us. One thing that stood out was situational sanctification: That God puts us into situations that cause us to change even though they might not seem to be the best (for example: the dark night of the soul).
The after word on Mother Teresa was phenomenal and insightful. The idea is that Teresa felt very very distant from God throughout her pilgrimage. Even though she was serving Jesus in the mission field of Calcutta, she felt as though heaven had been shut up from her and Jesus had abandoned her. In an age where "feeling" God in our lives has a huge premium, this little vignette of Teresa's life reminds us that even in bleak circumstances Jesus is at work in us. "Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus" (Philippians 1:6).
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