Author: Sarah Young
ISBN: 978-1404186958
Pages: 368
The Holy Bible is replete with words of wisdom, advice and directives for living a good Christian life, and author Sarah Young brings many of these resources vividly to life in her wonderful gift book entitled Jesus Lives.
The pages of Jesus Lives contain almost 200 inspirational devotions, each of which are delivered as if God is talking directly to the reader on the left-hand page while listing the applicable scripture references on the right. I really like the concept, and for the most part it is quite effective. There are a few devotionals however where the connection between the left-page narrative doesn’t mesh that well with the listed scriptures.
The topics covered in the devotions are relevant to every aspect of Christian life, but the ones I found the most interesting and useful deal with building Christian faith, the power of prayer, the importance of pleasing Him and the absolute importance of believing in Him. As Christians we all struggle from day to day to live the kind of lives we need to live according to God’s Word, and the pages of Jesus Lives are packed with powerful resources to help us achieve that goal.
All in all, Jesus Lives is a very good book, and I highly recommend it. I believe it would make a very nice gift for anyone on your list!
Note: I would like to thank Thomas Nelson Publishers for providing a copy of this book for review.