Jesus: 90 Days with the One and Only

At the beginning of this year, my husband and I decided we wanted to be more intentional about doing daily devotions together, so we elected to work our way through a book to guide our study. It is with a slightly red face that I confess it took us almost FIVE months to work through a THREE month book. Some weekends and a major move, caused us to miss some days. But that little detail aside, our book for the first portion of this year was Beth Moore's 90 Days with Jesus the One and Only.

If you know me very well at all, you know I love me some Beth Moore. I've done several of her in-depth Bible studies and have learned incredible wisdom from her teaching. But it's true that her studies can be intimidating if you're not excited about a deep time commitment to spend in study. So if that part scares you, but you'd still like to learn from Beth's wisdom, this book would be a great place for you to start.

Beth wrote a book {which I've not read} called Jesus the One and Only, and this devotional is pulled from that original work. Divided over 90 days {obviously}, each chapter is either one or three pages long, and is accompanied by two or three reflection questions. If you read this book on your own, you'll find the questions helpful as you think about the topic for the day, and there are even blanks in the book to write your answers. If you do this as a study with someone else, as we did, these questions work really well as conversation starters. Each chapter also concludes with a prayer and some additional lines for journaling.

I learned things about Jesus and about the original language of the Scripture text that I had not known. As always, Beth made me think about aspects of God's character I wouldn't have thought of on my own. Her own familiar voice and occasional humor pop up throughout the book, but for the most part, the focus is kept firmly on the life of Jesus and His unfailing character.

The book is hardback with deckled edges and a ribbon bookmark, so it has beautiful presentation and would make a great gift! This is a book I already had on my shelf, and I have one other book in this Personal Reflections series that I'm excited to explore with Ryan soon! {Beth has similar 90 day studies, also based on other books she wrote, focused on the lives of David, Paul, and John.} I should add that this book was published back in 2007, so it's not new at all, but that's the beautiful thing about the studying the life of Christ: it's always current!

This book has a look and feel of authenticity. The writer Beth Moore speaks in a way that if feels like you are there. She captivates the reader like no other writer. True at heart! I purchased all 4 books in this set.

A friend bought me this book and before I read two chapters I knew I wanted to share this with everyone that I loved. I gave a copy to my sister this month and plan to give more to my friends and family. The life and experiences of Jesus comes alive in this book. Read it and you will be closer to him than ever before.

God has spoken to me thru this book already and I am only on day 8. It is a beautifully made book and the minute I held it and felt the soft page edges I loved it!! I love the space to journal and the ribbon marker.

This is a wonderful study, the lessons are not that long, yet are very thought provoking. I love the way Beth Moore takes a subject and makes you see it in a new light altogether.