Published at Zondervan
About the devotional
He has made everything beautiful in its time.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Your devotional time is precious as you draw near to the Lord and experience His love in your life. The Beautiful Word Devotional is the perfect companion to help you experience His goodness through His Word as beautifully lettered Scripture.
This devotional includes:
182 verses illustrated in full color Special places to write your own reflections Warm devotions for each day of the year Dive into 365 devotions to nurture your spirit and encourage your heart as God’s Word washes over you with its promises. With lovely devotions and inspiring images, The Beautiful Word Devotional will refresh your heart daily as you seek to enjoy God’s Word in a creative way.
My Thoughts
This beautiful devotional will uplift you every day of the year as you read it, ponder on the scripture and the words in the devotion as well as delight your eyes with beautiful art. Every second page in the devotional possess a special illustration based on the scripture on its page. The opposite page has some lines in it which allows you to journal a bit on what you have read or simply add your own drawings to the pages.
The devotions always start with a scripture followed by the devotion itself as well as a quick prayer in the end. For example, for today’s devotion I had to read James 1: 3-4 which is about the testing of our faith producing perseverance. The devotion that followed was about the reality that our spiritual growth is intimately linked to the trials and challenges that we might have experience in life. Like it or not growth does not happens when we are going through “happy times”. Finally, the devotion concludes when you read a simple prayer – quick and directly linked to the devotion. Reading would take you maybe ten minutes or so but the words will impact you for the rest of the day. Getting a reminder that growing in Christ happens mostly when we persevere in difficult circumstances was a great reminder for me as I go through some difficult emotions nowadays.
So far the devotions I have read touched me in ways I was not expecting it. I am pleased to have this devotion in my hands so I can be blessed every single day.
However, there are a few things that I would like to highlights that could be disappointing for some. The first thing that bothers me as a left handed writer is the pages in this devotion have a glossy feeling which means not any kind of pen would work for writing in margins on the right side. Mind you the feeling of it makes the book very special. However depending of the type of pen you use, there are more chances for a left=handed writer like me to smudge the notes when writing as the side of the left hand goes over the writing. Consequently, I would suggest that you use a pen that is more permanent than a regular pen. Second, I would have liked to have a ribbon inserted in the book so that you can keep track of the place where you are reading. Granted the devotions possess the dates at the top of the page but the ribbon would make finding your spot more rapidly.
Oh and case you are wondering – February 29th is also included in the devotional so technically there are 366 devotions in the book. I must applaud this decision because I have seen many other devotionals in the past that simply skipped that day when the book mentioned 365 on the cover. So kuddos for the publisher for thinking of putting February 29th because that way you can read that page every four year!
This devotional is fabulous in many ways and will be a blessing for the reader. The illustrations are inspiring and add a touch of color in the pages. The devotions are straightforward and to the point. You will also find some space in a margin to jolt down notes to personalize your devotion time. This book is a great devotional to give to someone you care for whether a family member or a friend.
The Beautiful Word 365 Devotional is available for purchase at your favorite bookstore, even on amazon.ca and amazon.com.
Disclaimer: Thanks to Thomas Nelson for sending me the above mentioned product in pdf format for review purposes . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.
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