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The devotional Bible over 1 million men have turned to Devotions written by and for today's Christian man A full year of inspiration and spiritual growth In the most read, most trusted NIV translation A Bible for, by, and about today's man Whether you're a father or grandfather, singled or married, the NIV Men's Devotional Bible is written for you. Fifty-two weeks of devotions—an entire year of insight and perspectives from over 100 contributors from all ages and walks of life—will challenge you, deepen your understanding of God, and help you serve him more faithfully. The topics are broad, the issues important: Commitment. Friendship. Money. Anger. Disappointment. Fatherhood. Stress. Integrity. Servanthood. Work. Worship. Day by day, the NIV Men's Devotional Bible challenges you to be a man of courage and vision, giving you the tools to develop a powerful and productive life of faith in Christ. Features A full year of weekday and weekend devotions located near the designated Scripture provides spiritual growth and inspiration Devotional material written for men by over 100 well-known Christian men, including: Tom Landry, Billy Graham, Charles Stanley, Phillip Yancey, Chuck Swindoll, Ben Carson, Charles Colson, and James Dobson Subject index offers easy access to topics addressed in the devotions Author index with biographical information about each contributor Book introductions provide background and perspective on the Biblical narrative Double-column format Presentation page An entire year of devotions that challenge you to deepen your faith What kind of man would you like to be? Do you ever wish you had a wise mentor to be with you in the trenches, offering fresh perspective on the challenges you face at home, at work, and in the community? The NIV Men's Devotional Bible is a spiritual resource and daily compassion, offering you a higher perspective on the issues you grapple with in a down-to-earth world. Fifty-two weeks of devotions take you through one year, increasing your understanding of how God works in your life and what he wants to accomplish through you. Each weekday you'll read a brief devotional message together with a nearby Scripture passage. When the week is over, the 'Weekending' feature combines a short reflective devotion with Scripture readings for Saturday and Sunday. Topics are wide and varied, offering fresh perspective from a variety of Christian men who have dealt with the issues you face every day. You'll discover the treasure of biblical insight that bring today's troubles and triumphs into eternal perspective. NIV Men's Devotional Bible draws on the rich insights of over 100 contributors of all ages, from all walks of life. You'll sit down with such classic writers as Dietrich Bonhoeffer, C.S. Lewis, and A.W. Tozer. And you'll savor the contemporary insight of Charles Colson, James Dobson, Chuck Swindoll, Ben Carson, Dave Dravecky, Charles Stanley, Bill Hybels, Tom Landry, Philip Yancey, and many others. Day by day, they'll help you see what it means to be a man of God. Topics cover the issues every godly man wrestles with, from dealing with anger to managing money to building strong relationships. You'll learn to see the ways God works in your life through family, career and community, in failure and success, and through all the season of life. You'll discover insights that will impact your life, deepen your understandings of God and give you the wisdom you need to live with courage and vision, no matter what your circumstances. The NIV Men's Devotional Bible is designed for you—a Bible for, by, and about today's man.
GENESIS
The Beginning
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning-the first day. 6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." 7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning-the second day.
9 And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.
JOB 14
7 "At least there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail. 8 Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil, 9 yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant. 10 But man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more. 11 As water disappears from the sea or a riverbed becomes parched and dry, 12 so man lies down and does not rise; till the heavens are no more, men will not awake or be roused from their sleep.
13 "If only you would hide me in the grave and conceal me till your anger has passed! If only you would set me a time and then remember me! 14 If a man dies, will he live again?
THURSDAY
VERSE FOR THE DAY: AUTHOR: PASSAGE: Job 13:15 Charles Colson Job 13:13-19
God Is Who He Is
OBEDIENCE is the key to real faith-the unshakable kind of faith so powerfully illustrated by Job's life. Job lost his home, his family (except for a nagging wife),his health, even his hope. The advice of friends was no help. No matter where he turned, he could find no answers to his plight. Eventually he stood alone. But though it appeared God had abandoned him, Job clung to the assurance that God is who he is. Job confirmed his obedience with those classic words of faith: "Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him" ((Job 13:15).
This is real faith: believing and acting obediently regardless of circumstances or contrary evidence. After all, if faith depended on visible evidence, it wouldn't be faith. "We live by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7), the apostle Paul wrote.
It is absurd for Christians to constantly seek new demonstrations of God's power, to expect a miraculous answer to every need, from curing ingrown toenails to finding parking spaces; this only leads to faith in miracles rather than the Maker.
True faith depends not upon mysterious signs, celestial fireworks, or grandiose dispensations from a God who is seen as a rich, benevolent uncle; true faith, as Job understood, rests on the assurance that God is who he is. Indeed, on that we must be willing to stake our very lives.
Additional Scripture Readings: Habakkuk 3:16-19 2 Corinthians 5:6-10
Weekending
RETHINK
Our human sexuality, our maleness and femaleness, is not just an accidental arrangement of the human species, not just a convenient way to keep the human race going. No, it is at the center of our true humanity. We exist as male and female in relationship. Our sexualness, our capacity to love and be loved is intimately related to our creation in the image of God. What a high view of human sexuality!
Notice too that the Biblical stress upon relationship helps to enlarge our understanding of human sexuality. The problem with the topless bars and the pornographic literature of our day is not that they emphasize sexuality too much but that they do not emphasize it enough. They totally eliminate relationship and restrain sexuality to the narrow confines of the genitals. They have made sex trivial.
How much richer and fuller is the Biblical perspective! To chat over coffee, to discuss a great book, to view a sunset together-this is sexuality at its best, for male and female are in intimate relationship. -Richard Foster
REVIVE Saturday: Genesis 1:26-28 Sunday: 1 Corinthians 13
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The devotional Bible over 1 million men have turned to Devotions written by and for today's Christian man A full year of inspiration and spiritual growth In the most read, most trusted NIV translation A Bible for, by, and about today's man Whether you're a father or grandfather, singled or married, the NIV Men's Devotional Bible is written for you. Fifty-two weeks of devotions—an entire year of insight and perspectives from over 100 contributors from all ages and walks of life—will challenge you, deepen your ...