Book Review: OVERCOMER – Dr. David Jeremiah

by Sally Matheny

A wonderful way to begin a new year is with a book review of Overcomer by Dr. David Jeremiah.

What challenges are you facing this year? Are you feeling overwhelmed?

If you are, this book will teach you God’s strategy on how to be an overcomer.

If you’re not currently under attack, then this book is also for you. Now is the time to prepare because that moment will come. You know it will.

Dr. Jeremiah reminds us that when Satan attacks we may not have time to google an answer or phone a friend for spiritual advice. We must be prepared.

Based on Ephesians 6:10-18, Dr. Jeremiah says,

Satan wants to keep you from God’s strength.

He’s after your honesty, your heart and your righteous life.

He wants to fill you with anxiety and with doubt.

He longs to confuse your mind.

He loves to tempt you to sin.

He hates it when you pray.

Each Chapter in Overcomer

Each chapter contains stories of men and women who overcame adversities. Some of those mentioned are some of my favorites: King David, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Desmond Doss. Also included are voices from today including Chip Ingram, Max Lucado, and John MacArthur.

The titles of the chapters are:

Overcomer

Overcoming Weakness with Strength

Overcoming Falsehood with Truth

Overcoming Evil with Good

Overcoming Anxiety with Peace

Overcoming Fear with Faith

Overcoming Confusion with Wisdom

Overcoming Temptation with Scripture

Overcoming Everything with Prayer

Overcoming Death with Life

That pretty much covers everything we need to overcome, don’t you think?

Chapter Subsections

Each chapter has subsections. Here is an example of the subsections found in one of my favorite chapters, which is on truth.

A World of Lies

The Belt of Truth

What is Truth?

God is Truth

We Overcome Falsehood by Seeking the Truth

Study the Truth

Submit to the Truth

We Overcome Falsehood by Speaking the Truth

Overcomers Speak the Truth Lovingly

We Overcome Falsehood by Living the Truth

It Takes Confession to Live the Truth

It Takes Correction to Live the Truth

Turn Up the Volume on Truth

Almost Every Page of Overcomer

There are 205 pages in this hardcover book, not counting the additional notes in the back.

I’ve been telling my husband how amazed I am to discover something valuable on almost every page. I guess I’ve intrigued him because he’s reading the book now.

Although a Bible study has been made to go along with the book, the book itself is not set up as a Bible study.

However, almost every page contains one or more scripture. I’m not talking about a light mention either. It’s discussed in detail and in an easy-to-understand way.

Additional Information

Additionally, Dr. Jeremiah shares interesting information about biblical times. One example, concerns David and Goliath. Readers learn about the ancient armies and their three kinds of warriors: the cavalry, the infantry, and the slingers.

Also, he includes comments from experts such as those from a ballistics expert with the Israeli Defense Forces who did tests showing how a stone could easily knock down a person.

I find side notes like this interesting and educational.

The Recommendation

Even though he’s published