Review: The Spirit of God Illustrated Bible & Giveaway

We have been delving into The Spirit of God Illustrated Bible by Doris Wynbeek Rikkers.  What better way to start our day than with one of over 40 stories that share God's presence and power! When I first saw the cover of this book the illustrations by Fernando Juarez jumped right off the page to me. Not only are the stories powerful, but the illustrations match.  We had 29 stories to choose from in the Old Testament and 16 in the New Testament.  

A few of our favorites were The Spirit of God Brings Wisdom and Understanding-Based on the story found in Genesis 40.  This starts out with a verse from Job 32:8 But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty that gives them understanding.  We then read about the story of Joseph and how he interpreted the dreams of the cupbearer and the baker while he was jail.  The next story, God's Spirit Inspires a Leader, is based on Genesis 41. It continues the story of how Joseph interpreted the dreams of the Pharoah.  The verse included here is from Genesis 41:38 So Pharaoh asked them, "Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?" 

In the New Testament we enjoyed A Joy-Filled Father, a story based from Luke 1:57-80 The verse given to us here his: His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied.  Here we learned of Zechariah being told by an angel that his wife, Elizabeth, would have a child. He didn't believe the angel and suddenly couldn't speak. When the baby was born Elizabeth said his name was John. Friends and relatives couldn't believe they were naming him John because there were no other John's in the family. Zechariah wrote that his name was John and immediately regained his voice. 

I think maybe my favorite part of the book is at the end where The Spirit Today is talked about.  Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.  Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.  Psalm 51:10-11. Here we learn that the Bible tells us that God's Spirit is everywhere.  From the depths of the ocean floor to the heavens.  This spirit is with us all day and night.  He is out comforter who makes us feel safe.  When God asks us to do things for him we need not be afraid. His spirit is with us and will always be with us.  When we invite Jesus into our hearts his spirit will follow. We then have the ability to do great things for God.  

This book and many others are published by Zonderkids.com They publish wonderful books that we can use to teach our children biblical principals for life.  

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