When dark forces rise, are faith and firepower enough?
On the eve of his medical retirement, Navy SEAL Jedidiah Johnson receives a frantic call from his estranged childhood best friend David Yarnell. David's daughter has been kidnapped off the streets of Nashville in broad daylight. The police have no suspects and no leads. The only clue: the body of a dead priest left behind at the scene. With the clock ticking, David is growing desperate, as is his wife, Rachel . . . Jed's first love.
Despite his painful history with David and Rachel, Jed agrees to help. But he's spent his career as a door-kicking Navy SEAL, not an investigator. His presence immediately draws unwanted attention, creates friction with the local police, and triggers a mysterious attempt on his life. Just when he thinks things can't get worse, it starts to happen again--the voices in his head, the nightmares, the visions. Dark memories and strange abilities, things he believed he'd left behind when he fled Nashville for the Navy at eighteen, begin to resurface.
Jed realizes that to save the missing girl, he must take a leap of faith and embrace the gifts he's denied for all these years. To foil this dark intercept, he'll need more than just his years as a SEAL operator, because he has no choice now but to take up arms and join the battle in the unseen spiritual warfare raging all around him. And there is far more at stake than just a missing girl: the world is not the place he thought it was--and he is not alone.
On the eve of his medical retirement, Navy SEAL Jedidiah Johnson receives a frantic call from his estranged childhood best friend David Yarnell. David's daughter has been kidnapped off the streets of Nashville in broad daylight. The police have no suspects and no leads. The only clue: the body of a dead priest left behind at the scene. With the clock ticking, David is growing desperate, as is his wife, Rachel . . . Jed's first love.
Despite his painful history with David and Rachel, Jed agrees to help. But he's spent his career as a door-kicking Navy SEAL, not an investigator. His presence immediately draws unwanted attention, creates friction with the local police, and triggers a mysterious attempt on his life. Just when he thinks things can't get worse, it starts to happen again--the voices in his head, the nightmares, the visions. Dark memories and strange abilities, things he believed he'd left behind when he fled Nashville for the Navy at eighteen, begin to resurface.
Jed realizes that to save the missing girl, he must take a leap of faith and embrace the gifts he's denied for all these years. To foil this dark intercept, he'll need more than just his years as a SEAL operator, because he has no choice now but to take up arms and join the battle in the unseen spiritual warfare raging all around him. And there is far more at stake than just a missing girl: the world is not the place he thought it was--and he is not alone.
MY THOUGHTS
This book deals with spiritual warfare, which I always find to be a fascinating subject to read about. There were quite a few intense and goosebump-inducing moments, but I found them to be a powerful reminder of the ultimate battle between good and evil.
I really enjoyed this book and am very much looking forward to continuing the series. I think it would appeal to fans of Ronie Kendig's military thrillers and Rachel Dylan's Windy Ridge series.
Just a side note, there's a little bit of language here. Not too much, but if that bothers you, this is just a heads up.
Favorite Quotes:
“My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going. Put your trust in the light while there is still time . . .”
“Father, help us to put on the full armor of God and prepare us now for battle, not only against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the forces of darkness, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places and here on Earth.”
"Jed, the Bible is full of stories where God used flawed, seemingly unworthy people to fulfill His purpose. He doesn’t call the perfect to His service, or there would be no servants at all. He calls the ordinary, the damaged, and the uncertain to faith."
“As is common in our Christian walk, you seem to believe that the Lord of the universe is wise enough to call you, but too ignorant to manage the details. It’s funny how so often we are willing to trust God with eternity, but not so sure we can trust Him with next Tuesday.”
FOUR STARS
Love those quotes! :D
ReplyDeleteI did too. That last one really spoke to me. :D
DeleteIt's so good! I copied it down and hung it by my mirror.
DeleteThat's awesome! I might have to do that too. It's such a good reminder. :)
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