Happy Easter & A Devotional Review

First, allow me to wish you a Happy Easter. This week we are remembering the most significant mathematical problem ever to face mankind. Before Jesus died for our sins and rose from the grave, we had a mathematical deficit.

One sin might as well have been 100,000. There was nothing we could do to undo the separation from God we would face.

God is perfect and holy and we are not. But God, in love, gave Jesus to be the great multiplier of good news. You see, if we take all of our sins, say 100,000, multiplied by Jesus, it comes out to zero. Zero sins are held against us!

He zeroed out our accounts. If you have faith to trust Jesus is alive and died for you, take your account of sins and multiply them by zero. It is finished.

Devotional Title

Writing Courage on My Heart

Tag Line

A 6 – Week Bible Memory Devotional

Published

Barbour Books 2020

Author

Jean Fischer

How I found this book and why I selected it.

I found this book at Barns & Noble. I have difficulty memorizing anything, so I liked the promise this bite-sized devotional made.

What did I love about it?

(Apparently, I am drawn toward devotionals for women. My apologies to my male readers. I have ordered a new devotional for next month that I hope is for all readers.)

The cover for, Writing Courage on My Heart, was beautiful with flowers and scrolling work. The pages have a replica of the art. Super pretty to glance at as I read.

I enjoyed the verse selections and how each week was devoted to one verse to memorize. And of course, the verses were about courage.

Each week gave ways to walk out the verse, strengthen your courage and live it. Exercises to ponder and apply.

Throughout the weeks, Jean Fischer gave many tips for memorizing. I was amazed at how many there were and grateful for new perspectives on how to get the job done.

There are lovely tear-out cards in the back of the devotional with each of the six verses. I left them intact but can see how this would also be helpful to have the verse at hand all day.

I found this work to be inspiring and bolstered my courage.

What I didn’t like about it?

I thought this book would be great for Highschool graduation on up but then realized there were a few reflections on parenting from a mother’s perspective. So, from that point, this is not for most teens or young adults.

The devotional reinforced some tried and true beliefs that are commonly heard in churches. This is neither good nor negative, just common knowledge. Such as beauty is really on the inside and not the outside.

Who would want it?

Moms, young and mature.

Who would not want it?

Men.

Did it bear fruit?

In complete honesty, I did not apply myself to the memorizing part. Call me scattered and perhaps that is the crucks of my difficulty with it. I do see the benefit of hanging out with one verse all week. It can be sewn into the DNA level of our spiritual being.

Thus, the title bears truth, it did implant courage in my heart.

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Until next week, keep walking on mustard seeds!

Michele Marie Weisman