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I received Unloved compliments of Lexham Press in exchange for my launch team participation.
Unloved is the latest title by author, podcaster, and biblical counselor Elyse Fitzpatrick. In this book, Elyse takes readers through various biblical accounts and helps them understand how those who might seem unloved are actually deeply loved by God. Readers learn that this love God showed to saints past, is for present saints and their hearts can be reminded of it by the power of the Holy Spirit.
I enjoyed that many of the accounts examined in Unloved are from the Old Testament. There were many stories I was familiar with and gained a deeper understanding of because of the context Elyse provided. I’ve already been greatly blessed by Hagar’s accounts in Genesis because I find it so exciting that the first time the Angel of the Lord appears is to a woman. Elyse included details about this account that I hadn’t been aware of which helped me see it better. I felt the same was true with the other accounts she wrote about.
By human standards, it often seems that those who act in the most externally acceptable fashion are the most worthy of God’s love. Elyse reminds readers that there is nothing they can do to earn God’s favor because it’s already been earned for them by Jesus. Unloved is essentially a repeated reminder of the gospel message and encourages readers that if they belong to Christ, nothing can separate them from God’s love.
This book was a comforting and encouraging read because of these repeated reminders. I find when it comes to studying God’s attributes, His love is one that often receives less emphasis than others so it was helpful for me to be reminded that He truly loves me. I enjoyed Unloved and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of God’s love.
