Sarah Young - Jesus Calling, 365 Devotions with Real-Life Stories, Hardcover, with Full Scriptures

Jesus Calling 365 Devotions with Real-Life Stories

2019 Sarah Young

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Young, Sarah, 1946

Jesus Calling / by Sarah Young.

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1. Devotional calendars. 2. Devotional literature, English. I. Title.

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I dedicate Jesus Calling to my mother, whose encouragement inspired me to persevere in writing this book. She demonstrated her appreciation of my writing in poignant ways. She kept my manuscript beside her bed so she could read it every morning. Once, while away from her home, she even asked me to fax her the readings day by day. After she died from cancer, I found portions of my writings that she had hand-copied into a journal. This mother who had prayed me through thick and thin, including years of rebellion, opened her heart fully to my devotional writing. Her oft-expressed desire to write childrens books never came to fruition. But there is a sense in which she has writtenthrough methis book.

T HANK YOU , N ANI ! Y OUR LEGACY LIVES ON .

A NOTE FROM
SARAH YOUNG

Dear Reader,

You have probably noticed that the Bible is full of stories and that Jesus often used parables in His teaching to reach peoples hearts along with their minds. I love the way God presents people in the Bible so realisticallynever hiding their struggles and weaknesses, burdens and fears.

Much of the Bible was written by David and Paul, both of whom committed terrible offenses, and yet God used them to accomplish great things for Him. Peter denied Christ three times, but he became the leader of the church in Jerusalem. Moreover, he wrote two remarkably beautiful epistles of encouragement to suffering Christians. And then there are stories like Jobs. He was a righteous man who endured excruciating losses but still clung to his hope in God.

As we read such moving accounts in the Bible, we can rejoice in the amazing forgiveness and redeeming love that the Lord offers His followers. We can even be thankful that Peter began to sinkbecause of his little faithwhen he was walking on the water toward Jesus. Peters experience gives us confidence that we also can be forgiven and restored when we sink by focusing too much on our circumstances and too little on Jesus Presence.

Ive been blessed to receive countless precious stories from readers over the years, and its clear that we share similar concerns and struggles. Gods Word speaks into any and every situation, and He is able to help us no matter what happens in our lives.

I treasure the personal accounts that many of you have been so willing to share, and Im delighted to include some of them in this story edition of Jesus Calling. I regret that I could include only a tiny fraction of these wonderful stories. Ive been encouraged by readers telling how God used their times of adversity to bring about healing and transformation in their lives. They describe growing stronger through clinging to Jesus and trusting in His promises. I hope their inspiring stories will motivate you to draw closer to Jesus and delve into His Word when you encounter challenging circumstances.

There are twenty stories located at the back of this volume, including some accounts from my own life. As you read, I encourage you to think about your stories also. If you belong to Jesus, you are Gods masterpiece (Ephesians 2:10 NLT ), and He is wondrously at work in the events of your life.

I hope you will enjoy this special edition of Jesus Calling.

B OUNTIFUL BLESSINGS!