Day 1 of my Sabbatical got off to a great start. I achieved an accumulated total of 9 hours of sleep last night (if only I could sleep straight through the night with no interruptions). With it being President’s Day, my wife (who is a school teacher) had the day off. After we slept in a bit, we went for a mid-morning brunch. After a few errands, I decided to begin my book “Chase the Lion,” by Mark Batterson. It was interesting how I selected this book to read. Several months back, as I was beginning to make plans for my Sabbatical, I did an Internet search for Christian-based books that I thought sounded interesting, and I was drawn to this book. You have to admit that the title is pretty intriguing! Little did I know, that our church would introduce a study series around the book, “The Circle Maker,” by the same author! Coincidence? Hmm…
Based on 2 Samuel 23, and the story of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada a valiant warrior who did many heroic deeds…including chasing a lion into a pit and killing it, “Chase the Lion” is a book about running “toward the roar,” rather than away from it. As the author describes in the first chapter, “Most people believe God is real, but few people actually live like it. The result is a widening gap between their theology and their reality. They allow their circumstances to get between them and God instead of letting God get between them and their circumstances. Lion chasers measure everything against almighty God, including five-hundred pound lions.”
I have a feeling this will be an interesting book to read, and one that will challenge me!