God, the One and Only – and Book Giveaway
2013 Mornings with Jesus Devotional
I love to encourage my readers, so in today’s blog, I’m giving away a copy of the 2013 Mornings with Jesus Guideposts devotional book. All of us need to set aside time to connect with our faithful, living God–to refresh our spirits, strengthen our relationship, and nourish our souls. All of us need encouragement!
In the 2013 Mornings with Jesus devotional, I joined with nine other writers to share 365 fresh devotional insights from God’s Word that focus on the character and teachings of Jesus.
You can find out more about the Guideposts devotional here.
To enter the devotional giveaway, read through my blog to see what is required.
Here’s a sample devotion of mine about God, the One and Only, from the 2013 Mornings with Jesus devotional:
No one has ever seen God, but God, the One and Only,
who is at the Father’s side, has made him known. John 1:18 (NIV)
Do you remember those days of “first love?” I met my husband when I was just a young teenager. But it didn’t take me long to think that maybe he was the one. I was definitely in love.
I’m sure my girlfriends tired of my incessant talking about him. He consumed the totality of my conversations. When my parents finally gave me the okay to date, he became my “one and only.” After several years of dating, while in college, we married.
In our lifetimes we will experience many kinds of love: parental, marital, close friends, etc. But no matter how much we treasure those here on earth, there is One whose love is like no other. The Bible calls Him, “God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s side.” He is the One who helps us know what God’s love is like, because He “made Him known” when He came to earth.
When I think about Jesus in this way, I realize He is truly the lover of our souls—the One from whom all affection stems. Without Him, there’s no way we could ever understand or express any kind of love.
No matter how deeply we feel about our human relationships, they will disappoint us at some time. Their love will always be imperfect, because we are all flawed. But Jesus is truly the One and Only Love—the only One who will never reject us, never leave us, never hurt us, and who will always love us perfectly.
I “fell in love” with Jesus when I was an eight-year-old child. Through the years, my love for Him has grown stronger and deeper. I’ve failed Him many times, but He has always loved me.
I hope I never get tired of talking about Him.
Faith Step: Is Jesus your One and Only Love? Write Him a love letter today, telling Him how you feel about Him.
- Rebecca Barlow Jordan
© 2012, Guideposts. All Rights Reserved
My Personal Prayer for You
Lord Jesus, You are truly my One and Only Love! Thank You for Your constant faithfulness to love me, even with all of my faults. You taught us what God is like, and You opened the path to salvation through Your death and resurrection. How can we ever show our love to You–for all You have done for us? Teach us how to love You more, and to live for You daily.
Day-votedly Yours,
Rebecca
Another Guideposts Sample Devotion
In one of Guideposts’ newsletters, you’ll find another of my devotions from this 2013 Mornings with Jesus devotional book. You can also sign up for any of their newsletters there.
Book Giveaway in Two Weeks
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Last week 1/22 my hair stylist had a birthday and I wanted to give her a copy of your “Daily in His Presence”. I finally found a copy through a small business called “The Book Worm”. I had to pay five times the price it was originally listed! But I was so determined to give Michelle one since I try to encourage her in her Christian faith. She used to be a Catholic, but when she married she joined her husband’s church. My daughter-in-law introduced me to her. So when I go weekly to her salon to get my hair done, I give a small bit of encouragement of what God is doing in my life….especially through your books. Each morning and evening when I read a portion of one of your books, I lift you in prayer to continue to be His instrument and witness. Keep up God’s work.
Every morning I try to get up and give God my first fruits which is praise, worship and reading His Word. I usually do it with a prayer group on the phone; but some morning I might miss and over sleep. I would love to have one of “Your Mornings with Jesus 2013″ books because I desire to draw closer with God every day and have been praying for God to show things that I can teach the youth. He has shown me that many of us teach the youth stories but not the basis things like how to pray, who is God, the Holy Spirit, worship, etc.
Thank you for being willing to give!
I love receiving your newsletters and your daily devotions that are sent by email. I find that my relationship with the Lord has increased greatly just by reading your daily devotions. I would love to receive one of “Your Mornings with Jesus 2013″ books because I know that it would increase my faith and my love for both God and Jesus Christ. He has truly sustained me through many years of trials and tribulations. And I would not change it in any same or form.
Your devotionals are so meaningful, almost prophetic in a sense. They really bing out the meaning of scripture through how it speaks to you through the power and wisdom of the Holy Spirit. It talks to me deeply because it makes me ponder for awhile what you are saying – like your Christmas posts for instance – I loved the 25 days of Christmas. As a Pastor, your posts speak deeply and simply because you are a woman of God who listens to the Spirit of truth.
I would love to receive the book because it would be something that my husband and I can get up daily and read and grow closer to the Lord…
Rebecca, First let me say Thank-you for your newsletters and devotionals I have enjoyed receiving them since meeting you in San Antonio several years ago. You are truly a Woman of G-d your words of encouragement and wisdom are always in season and I know that is because of the Holy Spirit. I would be a real Blessing for me to receive a copy of Mornings with Jesus 2013.
I would love to have the book, not only to read for myself, but I have three groups (private.invite only) of Christian ladies, mostly older, and love to share devotions each morning with them…as they do me. We discuss it and we pray each day using a devotion to give thought to. God bless the work that you do, and may it touch many hearts who need to hear this each day…..Nancy Turner
I would love to spend my mornings with Jesus! I have always gotten so caught up with trying to race thru the day that my Saviour gets forgotten (until I find myself in a pickle and have to call on Him).
I would love to spend my mornings with Him, maybe this devotional would help me get on track with that!
I would like to have this devotional because I suffer from depression and anxiety and I feel that it will offer me the peace and hope that I need to get through each day. As well as, a closer walk with Jesus Christ which would lead to a new beginning for me. Perhaps then I could find the courage that I need to reach out to others who are going through the same kind of suffering that I am going through. Yours in Christ.
First of all thank for all your inspirational messages and it really inspire me, “Morning with Jesus 2013 Devotional book will really strengthen my relationship with my “One and Only Love” as I seek his presence and wisdom everyday…we need to be filled with his love everyday and the good way to do is to spend those quality moments with the Lover of my Soul through this Devotional Guide..I hope to receive the book…In God’s love..Iva
I would LOVE a copy of this book because it would bring me closer with Jesus.
Rebecca , first I would like to tell you that your devotions and news letter are so encouraging to me and as I read them I feel so close to God, it’s as tf He is reading them to me. I am a retired nurse and a people person and would love a copy of Mornings with JESUS 2013 devotions. You are my inspiration daily and many thanks for my e-mail devotions.
I look forward to reading your devotion alas every day! I would really appreciate a copy of this book. God bless you for reminding us of how awesome our God is!
I would like to have the 2013 MORNINGS WITH JESUS GUIDEPOSTS devotional book because your writing always blesses and inspires me. I have a friend who has given me the GUIDEPOSTS devotional book every year for many years now and I try to read it every day so I know this special edition would be great, also. If I don’t win, I’ll just have to buy it..
Rebecca~
I wanted to start 2013 fresh or refreshed and really getting down or getting back to my wonderful relationship with Jesus my savior.
Well I have missed 3 Sundays of worship due to illness and my plan did not pan out as I had planned.
I would love the 2013 Mornings With Jesus to get me going again. I just have not been able to find just the right devo book this year except for my Bible of course.
I fully intend on being madly and passionately in love with Jesus come 2014. After all He was my first love and now as I am getting older I need a more intimate relationship with Him.
So many of my friends are dying or very ill. I need Him and HIs support during these difficult times.
Thanks
I hope you will consider me for Mornings with Jesus.
Martha Brooks
Rebecca,
I would love to a copy of Your 2013 Morning with Jesus it will give me a new start on my Daily Dev. I have been looking for early Morning devotion book. Thank you so much for all the new letters and the encourage words that you send to us daily. May God continue to bless you and keep you strong why you can keep on sending those encourage words around this world .
Thanks Again,
B.Edwards , Crystal River, Fl
Oh Rebecca… I came looking for a gift for a dear friend of mine and I so love the copy I have of Daily in Your Image and Daily In His Presence devotionals, only to discover that you have a new wonderful devotional! How I would love to spend every morning of 2013 with Jesus and your gifted words, but even without your book, I WILL BE spending each morning with Jesus, it’d be just so much better with you!!! I have so enjoyed you and reread the book you autographed to me so often and just would love to bless my friend struggling with recovery from heart attack, stroke and diabetes. I just decided you would be the best choice! I’m so glad that I found your new book!
If you will give me permission to repost this on my blog, I would be more than happy to since I don’t do Facebook or Twitter, it’s my way of sharing… even if you don’t I may link to here for others to be encouraged by this new release! When I was back home in MN, I so loved to read GUIDEPOSTS as a magazine. I would be honored to send this if I win to my friend in TN that needs your encouragement and inspiration!!! Thank you so much!
Peggy
Peggy, thanks for your encouraging words. There are also 9 other great writers of this 2013 Mornings with Jesus devotional, so this wasn’t mine alone like most of my other books. I had the privilege of working with a great team. As far as reposting this on your blog, I really can’t give that permission, since Guideposts gave me permission to put it on my blog. But you’re welcome to write a blurb about the book giveaway with a link to my site, however. I’ll announce the winner in a couple of weeks.
Thanks for all your great comments! I wish all of you could win! Keep watching my blog for a winner that I’ll announce in a couple of weeks. And you still have a week to enter the drawing. So pass the word.
Love you so much Rebecca! Would love a chance to win the book because funny story, I thought I was buying it on Amazon, it was called Mornings with Jesus (from Guidepost) but it didn’t have the 2013….got it and it was the wrong book! I looked frantically for your name and you just weren’t there! (so sad!) LOL! Hope that made you smile!!
Sorry about that, Kristi! That is funny, but I’m sorry you bought the wrong book. This year’s can only be bought from the Guideposts site (link found on my website). I’m sure the book you bought will be good, though!
Bless you!
Hi Rebecca,
I havent had alot of time to respond to your e-mails but I truly do appreciate reading all of them. In answer to your question, why would I like a copy of this devotional. Well, first of all because I love reading Christian based books and also I spend time each day (and nigth) drawing closer to God. Being in His presence is the most precious time in my life. Last, but not least I hope to write a book myself sometime.
Thank you for the writing that you do, Rebecca.
Sincerely,
Gail
Why would I like a copy of this devotional. I love reading Christian based books. And a devotional calander would give me a morning thought for the day…. one I need everyday to keep me going in my christan walk. I continue to seek His presence and this walk is hard for me. but very precious to my walk. Thank you for your wonderful insights on Jesus for / in our lives.
I would like to win the Devotional Book! I often use develotionals in sharing words of encouragement with others over the phone and in writing notes of encouragement as God directs.
I carry God’s peace with me always:(Almost always!) I’ve learned to continually give my troubles to Him – if I don’t, then I can’t hear Him when He tells me what He wants me to do.
Rebecca – Continue to keep on keeping on, He is faithul, He loves us, He cares, He listens, He answers prayer – in His way and in His time – Which is Always best and The Best is Yet to Come! How awesome our God is and how wonderful, marvelous Heaven is going to be.
Love, Betty Colson, Psalm 34:3
Thank you. I am reading the Old Testament right now and am struggling with the contradiction of the violence in Joshua and the fact that God is all loving and all forgiving. I feel your book will help me continue on my journey. I am a single mother and a survivor of domestic abuse. I am also a professional actress/singer struggling to find my way back to the stage. The Catholic Church and Faith and Hope and Love have done more for my healing than any therapist. Thank you.
This is the first time I’ve read your devotionals, I enjoyed it and would like the book “God” The One and Only. God is my Rock, my everything, there is not a day that goes by that I could make it without myJesus! God is an Awesome Wonderful Giving Loving Lord, He died to give life thur His Blood for you and me. There is No Greater Love than Gods Love!
A prayer I like to pray everyday.
Psalm 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Thanks
Thanks again so much to all of you for entering the book drawing giveaway. Your comments and encouragement meant so much. We will be announcing the winner soon! Even if you didn’t win, there will be more book giveaways in the future!
I have always believed in God, but recently realized that my devotion to him has not been quite what it should be. I think your book would be an excellent addition to my daily faith renewal.
I would love to win a copy of this new devotional. I have the one entitled ‘Daily in Your Presence’ and I love it. I love devotionals that cause my heart to hunger more for Jesus, to be more intimate with my Lord. so thank you for this opportunity to win this devotional.
God Bless you and Keep you in His Loving care.
Your writings have been so helpful and insighful to me. It seems that each posting that I get has a lesson that I need to learn, or is addressing what I am faciing at that particular time in my life. I have been uplifted, encouraged and challenged by your postings to be more of a mirror of God’s love to those around me. I realized that I had been failing in this area, I have been going through some rough times facing decisions that I needed to make, but didn’t want to make. Your postings has helped me do what I know needed to be done and to face the truths that I needed to face. Thank you for allowing God to use you in such a way that you uplift others and encourage them to show God to a fallen world. God bless and thank you again.
Hi, Betty. Thanks for your kind words of encouragement. God bless you, too!