Brilliant Biblical Fiction

   In the Field of Grace by Tessa Afshar is brilliant.  An enticing blend of biblical history and spectacular imagery make the familiar story of the book of Ruth come alive.

While this story is a well known story, Afshar brings in her unique perspective and practical wisdom to weave a story that will resonate with you long after you have read the final page.  These things combine to make this a must read for Christian women.  In reading this story, you, the reader come away with  a better understanding of life.  Life doesn't always turn out the way you plan for, but God wants us to trust Him enough to leave things in His hands.  This wasn't an easy lesson for Ruth, Naomi or Boaz to learn.  Yet we see that they did surrender things to God and He did some amazing things.  As Naomi told Ruth, "You want what you want, not what He is willing to give.  It's an awkward spot.  In my experience, He usually wins.  Try to remember, daughter, time does not work the same in the hands of the Lord as it would in ours.  Sometimes, out of the delays of life, He calls forth a blessing."

We  see the blessings God bestowed on Ruth, Naomi and Boaz.  It is much harder to hang on in our own lives, but a book like this helps me to hang on and believe that God knows what He is doing in my life.

My thanks go out to Moody Publishers and Netgalley for providing me with a free ebook to read and review.  I also want to thank Ms. Afshar for her gift in writing biblical fiction.  I know that I will learn something about myself through her books and I eagerly await her next book.