The month of December our family uses this advent reading plan for our nightly devotions. This particular plan takes you from Creation to the Birth of Christ.
I usually post a favorite verse on Mondays, but for this month I thought I'd share excerpts from The Jesus Storybook Bible with you all. The writing is so simple, yet absolutely beautiful!!!!
"Now, some people think the Bible is a book of rules, telling you what you should & shouldn't do. The Bible certainly does have some rules in it. They show you how life works best. But the Bible isn't mainly about you & what you should be doing. It's about God & what He has done.
Other people think the Bible is a book of heroes, showing you people you should copy. The Bible does have some heroes in it, but (as you'll soon find out) most of the people in the Bible aren't heroes at all. They make some big mistakes (sometimes on purpose). They get afraid & run away. At times they are downright mean.
No, the Bible isn't a book of rules, or a book of heroes. The Bible is most of all a Story. It's an adventure story about a young Hero who comes from a far country to win back His lost treasure. It's a love story about a brave Prince who leaves His palace, His throne - everything - to rescue the one He loves. It's like the most wonderful of fairy tales that has come true in real life!
You see, the best thing about this Story is - it's true.
There are lots of stories in the Bible, but all the stories tell one Big Story. The Story of how God loves His children & comes to rescue them.
It takes the whole Bible to tell this Story. And at the center of the Story, there is a baby. Every Story in the Bible whispers His name. He is like the missing piece in a puzzle - the piece that makes all the other pieces fit together, & suddenly you can see a beautiful picture."
{The Jesus Storybook Bible p. 14, 15, 17}
The piece that makes all the other pieces fit ... what a wonderful way to describe Jesus!
I remember putting puzzles together as a child & trying to cram a piece in where it obviously didn't fit ... boy have I done that in life. Trying to make something fit that wasn't supposed to go there. When all along, He was the piece that would make all of the other pieces fit perfectly together. It is amazing how He makes sense out of everything around us that doesn't seem to make any sense at all!!!
I remember putting puzzles together as a child & trying to cram a piece in where it obviously didn't fit ... boy have I done that in life. Trying to make something fit that wasn't supposed to go there. When all along, He was the piece that would make all of the other pieces fit perfectly together. It is amazing how He makes sense out of everything around us that doesn't seem to make any sense at all!!!
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