PROOF by BILL BRIGHT & JACK CAVANAUGH

PROOF by BILL BRIGHT & JACK CAVANAUGH is an amazing book and well worth reading. It is definitely a courtroom drama with a difference! The story takes place in the time of the Fulton Street revival in America in 1857 and it is written in a style reminiscent of Dickens.
Harrison Shaw has just qualified as a lawyer and is amazed when he is given an internship with the well known J. K. Jarves. However, he is soon disillusioned with the situation when he sees the cruelty of the man, and gives up the internship.
This leads to him feeling the full measure of the man's vindictive nature, and when Victoria is touched by the Spirit of God, all hell breaks loose, ending with J. K. Jarves suing the old North Dutch Church for the "ruination" of his daughter and demanding that the Holy Spirit appear to defend Himself!
Harrison comes from humble beginnings, unlike Victoria Jarves, but they are both drawn to the notorious Five Points district, albeit for different reasons. Victoria is a determined young lady with many surprises and she torments Harrison unmercifully at first, but she makes a one eighty degree turn when she is born of the Spirit. She is particularly moved by the testimony of three wives who pray for their husbands without them being aware of it.
I particularly like the descriptions of the faith of the men and women from all walks of life who who take God at His Word, of the hunger for God at this time of revival and of the way the Lord honours the prayers of the faithful and pours out His blessings, leading men and women to deep and lasting repentance. It was an exciting time, and this story is so encouraging when we remember that this is the same God who desires to do the same amazing works in our lives today!
We see how Harrison, who feels responsible for saving the world, also feels he has let God down when he fails to prove the truth of Christianity in the courtroom! Victoria has already told him that it makes him feel good when people thank him for his works of charity and that he must not try and fight spiritual battles in his own strength. There is quite a message in that for us all!
I found this novel not only enjoyable but also deeply inspirational.



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