08/02/2024
“Speak with an eloquence born not of the best schools of oratory, not of reading a thousand books, not of long words, but with the true, effectual, genuine eloquence of an enlivened soul, convinced of the truths that it speaks because it knows those realities in itself.“ -Jeremy Walker in The Broken Hearted Evangelist
This book from Pastor Walker is penetrating and convicting as he walks through Psalm 51, that great psalm of David where he pours out his heart in repentance over his sin and calls out for God, in grace and mercy, to forgive, to renew his spirit, and cleanse him. It is then that David says in verse 13, “Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.” This is the heart of the broken hearted evangelist. What else can one do who has been redeemed from the power of sin and saved by the righteousness of Christ according to the sovereign grace of God? Our heart should be broken and burdened for sinners around us, leading to share the gospel with those who are perishing.
Read this book with the Word of God open before you, ready to offer prayers of praise and to beg for strength and boldness. Be ready for tears of repentance and the heavy weight of conviction but be thankful for both, for they will lead us to action.