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  This 40-day devotional by Jessica Thompson is based on Galatians 5:22-23 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. The law is not against such things." If we are followers of Jesus, the Holy Spirit is living in us, and that should be evident in our daily lives. But what does the fruit of the Spirit mean? How is that evident in our lives? Through this devotional, Thompson walks us through God's attributes shown in Galatians 5:22-23, and explains how learning about God's character helps us see how that fruit can be seen in ourselves. Throughout this devotional, the reader will learn more about God and become more like Him.  This book is organized in sections based on each attribute of God, and then those sections are split into devotionals to be read one per day. Each of these is 3-4 pages, and can easily be read daily, even for the busiest people. I would like to note that I read this all in one g...

  This book is a 40-day advent devotional of sermons, books, and other writings by A. W. Tozer. Each reading is 3-4 pages long, which is totally doable, even for the busiest people. Sunday is "Feast Day", and there is no reading for that day, as it is to be used as a rest day. The goal of this book is for the reader to not only learn more about God's work in Christ, but also to truly worship and serve God with awe and gratitude. Also, to learn more about the season of Lent, and why we do the things we do. The purpose of Lent is to prepare believes for commemorating Jesus's self-sacrifice on the cross, and these readings leading up to Easter help us to remember and practice that. Funny enough, I started reading this book completely by accident on Ash Wednesday, perfect timing! Tozer uses the KJV translation in his writings, which I personally is not a fan of, so just keep that in mind before you pick this up. The language that Tozer uses, being from a long time ago, ca...

  This book is a 28-day advent devotional of sermons, books, and other writings by A. W. Tozer. These readings are split into 4 weeks, 1 reading per day. Each reading is 3-4 pages long, which is totally doable, even for the busiest people. The goal of this book is for the reader to not only learn more about God's work in Christ, but also to truly worship and serve God with awe and gratitude. Also, to learn more about Jesus and what we truly celebrate (or should be celebrating) at Christmas. Tozer uses the KJV translation in his writings, which I personally is not a fan of, so just keep that in mind before you pick this up. The language that Tozer uses, being from a long time ago, can also be hard for some to follow. If that doesn't bother you, then you'd probably enjoy reading this devotional.  This would be best read one day a time, so you can take the time to reflect and meditate on each reading. I read this all in one go, as I was reading it in order to write a review, s...