The Book of Books

0:00Here's today's in-touch devotion. Today's scripture reading is Isaiah chapter 55 verses 9 through 11. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there without watering the earth, and making it bare and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater. So will my word be which goes forth from my mouth. It will not return to me empty without accomplishing what I desire and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it. Step into almost any bookstore and you'll find volumes covering all kinds of topics, parenting, finances, relationships, purpose. Many of them offer genuine insight, but there is one book that stands apart from all the

1:01rest. The Bible offers wisdom that no other source can match because its author is the God of truth. Here's what he says about his own word. The Bible gives direction for life. God uses his word to lead us no matter what our circumstances may be. God's word strengthens us in grief and trials. By spending time processing what God says, we're reminded that He loves us, cares about our situation, and can handle whatever we're facing. Even in our darkest moments, His word meets us where we are. Scripture helps us understand our motivations. The Bible is a mirror that lets us see ourselves as we truly are. The Bible is the mind of God put into words so that we can know Him more fully. No other book can make that claim and deliver on it. In deepening our understanding of the Father, we learn how to live with purpose and die

2:02unafraid. How deeply are you rooted in God's word? The most precious book we will ever possess.