Last spring Pastor Tom was recovering from surgery. He caught up on some reading and then posted reviews to the PEP Talk. Here is Pastor Tom’s review of John Sheasby’s book The Birthright: Out of the Servant’s Quarters and into the Father’s House.
The author was a pastor in South Africa and for years he labored for a long time
under what he calls the mindset of a servant. Now we would all agree that serving God is a good thing. But he was task-oriented and reward-focused. It led him to despair. He had grown up in a strict and demanding family and transferred most of this to God. He labored in an unhealthy fear.
He decided to take a personal retreat away from everyone in order to read, pray
and meditate on the Word. What started to become clear was his distorted
understanding of his position in Christ. He began to discover his own position as
a son of God. He discovered a new understanding of who God is, and what it
means to dwell in the Father’s house.
This is a refreshing book – full of the Gospel. It’s a short, easy read and will
encourage you in your position as a son of God.