Lower: Igniting Spiritual Awakening Through Radical Humility by Zach Meerkreebs Book Review

In Lower, Zach Meerkreebs has written a book about radical humility that led to a change spread across the world. He was called to preach on Romans 12 at Asbury University. This contains 28 commands that are pretty high standards. God told him to present the students with a challenge that they could not love others based on these standards. He explained the difference between love and love as the counterfeit and how this will leave us empty in the end. To truly love others, we first must experience His love in order to give it freely to others. He left them with three questions: what’s the source of your love, purpose of your love, and are you becoming through this expression of love. He instructed them to come to the alter and to experience the love of God so that we can pour it out. This event led to a 16 days revival and spread around churches and the world and became known as the Asbury outpouring. He shared the importance of being lower and having humility. Jesus even declared how we should be at the lowest seat at the table and wait for the host to invite you to sit. 

 

 

 

In the book, he shared his story and how he grew up Jewish and had never heard of the Gospel before. He also experienced sexual brokenness. He had a perpetrator who instilled shame and guilt. This made him question his sexuality, identity, and manhood. He wondered if he had what it takes even. He admitted he hid his hurt in drugs, alcohol, and girls. His friend, Mason invited him to a party one night. It ended up being a Christian Athlete’s event. The speaker shared how God is a father to the fatherless and he puts lonely people into families. He stated the teachings of Psalm 68 and this moved him. A year later, he gave him life to Christ. 

 

 

I would recommend this life changing book on humility to anyone who is ready to see a change in their life. This book will touch on the 16-day event that occurred at a college and students’ lives where dramatically changed. There is tons of amazing scriptures and teachings readers will learn about humility and the character of Christ. 

 

 

 

“I received this book free from the publisher for my honest review.”

 

 

 

 

If you would like to purchase a copy, check it out on Amazon:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Lower-Igniting-Spiritual-Awakening-Humility-ebook/dp/B0D3DTP4BH/