The Limits of Mercy: A Novel

Ezra Riley #3

by John L. Moore

Ezra Riley is in danger of losing his home. Physical and spiritual foes are coming against him, and it is up to him to stand firm, have courage, and defend himself and his ranch. As an ominous intruder lurks about his ranch, and a tormented woman challenges the stability of Ezra's family, Ezra is forced to fight to defend his life. This is the story of one heroic man standing up for what he believes in.

268 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1996

About the author

I was born to woman in 1952 and born into the Kingdom in June of 1973 after years of looking for God in drugs, eastern religions, the occult and martial arts. In 1975 I was Baptized in the Holy Spirit in a profound and powerful way. In 1985 I was healed of a life-threatening liver disease. Since 1982, Debra and I have been involved in home church ministry and training people to hear from God and speak what they hear. We have been blessed to be influenced by some wonderful men and women of God, most of them can be found on our "Links" page.

We are the parents of two wonderful children and their wonderful spouses: Jess, and his wife, Kami; and Andrea, her husband, Rob Ferguson. They've given us five beautiful grandchildren: Creed, Selah Ann, Ryann, David, and Autumn.

My statement of beliefs can be summed up like this: Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. The Baptism in the Spirit empowers the Believer. Inner Healing and Deliverance is part of every believer's need for sanctification. Hearing from God and moving in the Gifts of the Spirit are vital. God is restoring David's Tabernacle and the Five-Fold Ministries of Ephesians 4:11. Those offices are about functions, not titles. Prophetic ministry is more about forth-telling the heart of God than it is fore-telling the future. If you don't know his heart He won't tell you the future. We could all read the Bible and pray more. Jesus is coming back. I don't know when. I do know He is coming back on a horse, so I don't think He minds if we raise good horses. Until He returns, we are dedicated to doing the work of the Kingdom everywhere, and especially in the marketplace. Happiness is realizing He must increase but we must decrease. Decreasing does not mean a loss of personal identity, instead it is the discovery of one's real identity. Young people can move as powerfully in the Spirit as adults, in fact, in many cases, they do it much better because their mind doesn't get in the way.

That's about it.

Reviews

[Mary Sewell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this was my favorite of the Ezra Riley series. Lots of suspense. I couldn't put it down toward the end.

[Lisa Rathbun · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this one up after I noticed that it was written by the same author of Bitter Roots which I really liked. Although it was the last in a trilogy, this book could still stand on its own with interesting characters and a spiritually-infused plot. I had a couple of issues: *SPOILERS* if Ezra had been involved with New Age practices in his youth, I'm pretty sure he would have heard of "Lilith." Also, the primary demonic spirit in this book was portrayed as being sexual, but the spirit of discord and arrogance from Betty is also demonic and specifically listed in Scripture as things that God hates. I also felt that the build up and suspense were done well, but that the climax was strangely flat.