The Grave Robber

Title: The Grave Robber

Author: Mark Batterson

Publisher: Baker Books

Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living

Source: Own

My Review:

I picked up The Grave Robber a while back because the title caught my attention, and I loved The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson.

It was love that led Jesus to the cross. It was willpower that kept Him nailed there. 

The Grave Robber covers the seven key miracles in the book of John. It is written in an engaging, conversational style. There are many great nuggets tucked into the book. I read this as part of my daily devotions. It was easy to read a little or an entire chapter, depending on the time I had.

Sometimes we let fear keep us from praying for a miracle because we feel like we will have failed if God doesn't answer the way we want. That isn't failure because the answer isn't up to us. The only way we can fail is failing to ask.

I appreciate the amount of research that goes into Batterson's books. With doses of humor spread throughout the book, the book does not feel heavy, nor does Batterson water down Scripture. 

★★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads): 

Do we believe that God still does miracles? Do we expect him to move in miraculous ways in our day-in, day-out lives? Maybe we'd like to see miracles, but it's hard to see past our problems. All that is about to change, like water into wine.

"There are miracles all around us all the time," says Mark Batterson, "but you won't see them if you don't know how to look for them."

Now the bestselling author of The Circle Maker reveals the incredible power of the seven miraculous signs of Jesus found in the Gospel of John. Batterson shows how they were not simply something Jesus did in the past, but something he wants to do now , in the present. He shares true stories of people today who are experiencing miracles in their lives. And he brings to light countless miracles, big and small, that we take for granted every day that point us toward the One who healed the sick, calmed the storm, and yes, even raised the dead.

But this is more than a book about miracles. It's a book about the only One who can perform them. Batterson cautions readers, "Don't just seek miracles. Seek Jesus. And if you seek Jesus, miracles will find you."

Nothing has changed since Jesus called Lazarus out of his tomb four days after his funeral. Our impossible situations still double as God's greatest opportunity to reveal his glory. No matter how big the problem is, God is bigger still. Anyone who longs to see God work in miraculous ways today will love Batterson's faith-building, life-giving message.