Henry Scougal: Life of God In The Soul of Man
I recently finished reading a pocket sized book written by Henry Scougal, The Life of God in the Soul of Man, or the Nature and Excellency of the Christian religion. Originated as a personal letter this devotional treatise became powerful book with influential thoughts and powerful exhortation to a holy Christian living.
My initial acquaintance with his writings happened when I read John Piper’s book The Pleasures of God. In the book Piper quotes Henry Scougal: “The worth and excellency of a soul is to be measured by the object of its love”. This quote stroked me as I read it. The more I meditated on it the more precious it became and more influence it has been making on my own soul. Intrigued I wanted to read more by Scougal. I found printed book and began to read it. I read it even when I was riding crowded city bus. The buses here in Kyiv are usually packed with people like tuna-fish, unless its noon hour and most of busy citizens are in their offices. The more I read it the more impressed I became by these simple but devoted writing. So I want to recommend this book to you if you want to deepen your spiritual walk with Jesus.
“The worth and excellency of a soul is to be measured by the object of its love” Henry Scougal
This journey with Jesus in the midst of our godless world or world filled with artificial gods who are not real but illusion is more precious and pleasurable when it seasoned by such wonderful readings like Scougal’s book.
