Don’t Blame the Devil by Pat G’Orge Walker
By Sharel Gordon-Love • Sep 24th, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010 •
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Author Pat G’Orge Walker brings back Deacon Pillar and his conk in her latest novel, Don’t Blame The Devil. Ole Deac was good at setting other folks straight and letting them know what thus saith the Lord, but this time, he had to face some things from his past that he thought would never come to the light; or did he?
When Deacon Pillar stepped out of church one Sunday and saw who he thought to be his deceased wife sitting in a SUV, his first impulse was to confront her immediately and get some answers. But Delilah was not trying to hear a thing from the man that she called an old fool, and tried her best not to pick up where they left off some 40 years prior. There were some things that were still between them that needed confronting and resolving, but it would not happen in that one time meeting.
Delilah Dupree Jewel’s life had a beginning that most would not believe would have a good ending, but she used the beauty she inherited from her mother to move among the makers and the shakers, but it was not enough to keep her family together. After 40 years of almost realizing her dream, she returned to New York on a promise on her terms to serve God so that He would honor her prayer request and she could live out the rest of her life better than the beginning. However, God had so much more in store for Delilah, far exceeding anything she could ask or think.
It was such a joy to read Don’t Blame The Devil! The exchange between Delilah, Deacon Pillar and the other characters that would round out this story of forgiveness, redemption and restoration had me laughing in tears. Ultimately, the most important message I received in this book is that we must take responsibility for what we have done and expect the consequences that will follow. After all, the devil is not the blame for what we consider to be bad in our lives. Even when we are the blame, we find God to be faithful in what He has promised; merciful and full of grace in the things we do not deserve, all because He loves us.
This book was provided to me courtesy of the publisher for review purposes.
Review by Sharel E. Gordon-Love
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Sharel Gordon-Love is a single mother of three grown sons and one adoptive daughter, and the author of When He Calls, a Christian Fiction novel. An avid reader since the age of five, Sharel has a passion for the written word and what can be done with it. Sharel finds a way to share the written word through children and women's ministries; she is a licensed Evangelist Missionary in the Church of God in Christ.
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