God has a plan.
We may not always understand the plan but the plan is always there. Ultimately, Zacharias is showing us that God has a plan and we are all part of it. This book does an excellent job of explaining that God has a plan but I think that it didn’t do a great job explaining what we must do about it.
What was good?
Zacharias does a great job showing that God has a plan and we can always see the plan if given the opportunity to do so. At the beginning of Grand Weaver Zacharias gives an awesome analogy about a dress weaver and his apprentice. The apprentice, seemingly, just moves around the weaver’s shuttle and loads the thread. While the weaver has a beautiful picture in his mind the apprentice will never see it until the dress is done. This, argues Zacharias, is how we, as humans, fit into God’s plan. We never seem to know what God is doing through the high points and low points of our lives. But if we take a minute to look back on all of the work He has done in our lives we will recognize that God is the Grand Weaver and his thread is the lives of human beings.
The remainder of the book is a look through the various aspects our lives followed by explanations and example of how these things fit into God’s grand scheme. Zacharias expounds on this subject with his usually charm and intelligence. The book, despite being heavy on content matter, is a breezy read. I found that this book was a real page turner. Not something I can usually say about Christian living book. Also, Zacharias provides some great biblical explanations that prove that God has plan.
What was bad?
The remainder of the book is a look through the various aspects our lives followed by explanations and example of how these things fit into God’s grand scheme. Zacharias expounds on this subject with his usually charm and intelligence. The book, despite being heavy on content matter, is a breezy read. I found that this book was a real page turner. Not something I can usually say about Christian living book. Also, Zacharias provides some great biblical explanations that prove that God has plan.
What was bad?
I’m a HUGE fan of drawn out, in-depth, and probing studies of the bible and theology. So this book appealed to that side of my nature. However, I also think that if a doctrine doesn’t affect the way that I live then it ultimately isn’t of use. Grand Weaver fails to provide any really good application. That’s not to say there is no application but Zacharias doesn’t really get to explaining how the fact that God’s has a plan affects my life every day.
Rating
If you’re not sure that God has a plan or if you wonder how bad things can be part of God’s plan then this is the book for you. But if you already believe that God has a plan for your life then you can probably skip this book.
Rating
If you’re not sure that God has a plan or if you wonder how bad things can be part of God’s plan then this is the book for you. But if you already believe that God has a plan for your life then you can probably skip this book.
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