Poetic Meditations on Selected Scripture: A Thirty-Day Devotional - Paperback

by John P. Davis (Author), Stephen M. Davis (Foreword by)

This devotional of poetic mediations grew out of forty-five years of expository preaching and self-reflection. The author's intermittent attempts at poetry reveal both his best and worst parts. These poems reflect experience as a follower of Jesus, an inward battle with sin, shame, sadness, defeats; yet, always the word of God leads to the gospel of Jesus Christ and his victory, his forgiveness, his power, his love, and his hope. Never without the realization of sinfulness and the sufficiency of the work of Jesus Christ, many live daily on a continuum between these two poles of striving by faith to rest in Christ and agonizing over the heart's inclination to wander. By God's grace and through his Spirit, that movement may be more toward victory than defeat.

Author Biography

John P. Davis was born and raised in Philadelphia. Before coming to Christ, he experienced and contributed to the worst parts of urban living. Through an ongoing work of God's saving and transforming grace, he has had the joy of bringing the light and goodness of the gospel to the cities of Brooklyn, Queens, and Philadelphia. He has pastored churches for over forty-five years and presently serves as lead elder at Grace Church of Philly, a multi-national, multi-language, gospel-centered, city church.