Prayer is perhaps the most important aspect of a Christian’s
walk with God. Recently, I had the
chance to review The Pray-ers/Book 1 Troubles, written by Mark S. Mirza from
CTM Publishing
Atlanta.
Atlanta.
The Pray-ers/Book 1 Troubles is a fictional account of what
happens in the spiritual realm when we pray (or fail to pray). The main
characters of the book live in three eras of time.
Epaphras, who is mentioned in as a fellow laborer with Paul
in the book of Colossians, is a mentor to his nephew, Thales.
In the 19th Century, Brother Alexander Rich is a traveling
preacher in Georgia. He encounters rumors, gossip and other trails as he
ministers to those in small towns.
Dr. Dale represents the current era. He is a track coach and
the leader of a men’s prayer ministry. Dale and his wife, Margie, face difficult circumstances
prevalent with our own day and time.
Each prayer warrior learn lessons about prayer and faith,
while we see what goes one behind the scenes of the spiritual realm. Demons are trying to distract the pray-ers
and throw opposition and discouragement in their paths. A guardian angel, Hael,
provides encouragement.
My Thoughts
This is a book I read myself. I was intrigued with idea of a
fictional book modeling prayer through its characters. My husband and I pastor
a small-town church and I understand spiritual warfare.
In fact, I was reminded this evening how we fight not "against flesh and blood." This book is an excellent reminder. The Prayer-ers sheds the light on the absolute necessity of
prayer and how true prayer warriors do it.
Something I found helpful are the Scripture references provided at the bottom of certain pages. This
is a handy way to connect what is happening in the story to Scripture. There
are some sensitive subject matters, such as abortion, but they are handled
gracefully.
I received a physical
copy of the book, but is available in an e-pub version, as well. I believe that
there is a Book 2 coming out soon.
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