Eastman and Hayford invite readers on an unforgettable 31-day journey toward a deeper understanding of Jesus Christ via a daily exploration of his character as revealed through Scripture.

Encounter Jesus 5 Minutes a Day Today, there are thousands of people who know about Jesus. They know some facts about Him, memorize Bible verses, and even attend church consistently. But they have not once allowed the realities to become their personal experience. They have a knowledge of God, but the power is absent in their lives. Religious activities are not the same as a relationship with Christ. We are not God's children by doing Christian things. We can know the facts of Jesus' death and resurrection, but until we have made Him our Lord, the facts do us no good. This book is intended to empower everyone to identify with Christ's person and experience His reality. Whether you're a seeker, a new Christian, or an established Christian, this devotional will highlight divine truths about the Messiah and lead you to experience Him like never before.Read this devotional daily and meditate on the lessons. Use the prayers to draw near to God and let Jesus speak to you specifically. You will find peace and fulfillment. Your life will change, and your purpose will be made clearer

When no hope is left, to whom should we turn? Through the words of Jesus as He was dying on the Cross, Jack Hayford unfolds the secret of triumphing over the ultimate season of suffering. Establishing a framework for dealing with hardship, Hope for a Hopeless Day challenges readers to examine the way they handle trials and encourages them to focus on the power that frees - the cross. Here are real - life stories of individuals who triumphed over their ''hopeless days.'' Readers will be heartened by their stories of bravery and integrity - even while facing the anguish of marital infidelity or financial collapse. Although facing what seems like insurmountable odds, ''we are called to hope just as surely as we are called to the Cross, for the Savior who speaks there is teaching us the way to live as surely as He is dying to give us life.'' Hope for a Hopeless Day does more than encourage you to endure; it inspires you to overcome.

Where Can You Find Hope When You Need It Most? When all hope feels lost, where can you turn? Through the words of Jesus as He was dying on the Cross, Jack Hayford unfolds the secret of triumphing over the ultimate season of suffering and reveals how to regain hope in the midst of seemingly impossible situations. By focusing on the power of the Cross, you will find hope and help to handle trials that come your way. You will be encouraged and inspired by real-life stories of individuals overcoming incredible challenges, including Hayford's experience of walking through the sudden death of his son-in-law. You will be heartened by stories of bravery and integrity--even while facing the anguish of marital infidelity or financial collapse. This special edition of Hope When You Need It Most does more than encourage you to endure--it inspires you to overcome.

This short book is a thirty-day devotional focusing on the glory of Christ; that is, the character of Jesus, and it is for the sole purpose of magnifying Jesus’ great name by increasing one's devotion and love for Jesus through the simple revelation of His Word. The beholding of Christ's beauty through His word ought to be the Christian's chief enjoyment; it is what gives our souls life, strength, hope, and joy; through it, we are made better and constrained to love Christ more. And so, this devotion seeks to lay before the reader glimpses of God's glory in the face of Jesus Christ, that they might be urged on to a more devoted and zealous life for Jesus.

This book invites you to meditate on God's word in the presence of Jesus and all His loving kindness. The meditations are experiential in nature, bringing to life the richness of imagery found throughout the Bible. You will be gently guided to be still and relax as you are immersed in the beauty and majesty of scripture, allowing God's word to come alive within you. You will experience the still waters, lie in the green pastures and walk in the light of Jesus' presence. You will be encouraged to look to Jesus in all His ways so that you may be transformed into His likeness. Scriptural excerpts woven seamlessly into the entire meditative process reinforce God's truth, and help open your heart so that the Holy Spirit may flow from deep within you. Let these meditations sow the seed for Jesus' peace, healing and righteous desires to unfold in your life into abounding thankfulness in the Lord.

31 Days of Jesus, originally published in 1858 as, the Words of Jesus, asks the audience to read a chapter a day--morning or night. The intent is to provide strength, through the words of Jesus, to those struggling with life's difficulties. Let us, like the disciple of Patmos, turn to hear the voice that speaks to us, saying, "I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in His Word do I hope." Two thousand years have elapsed since these "words" were uttered. With tones of unaltered and unchanged affection, they are still echoed from the inner sanctuary--they come this day fresh as they were spoken, from the lips of Him.Reader, seek to realise, in meditating on them, the simple but solemn truth--"Christ speaks to me!" Surely nothing can be more soothing with which to close your eyes on your nightly pillow, or to carry with you in the morning.

"Is not this the carpenter's son?"--Matthew 13:55 What a remarkable fact in the history of Jesus does this question, asked with mingled surprise and contempt, betray! It presents Him in a point of light in which, perhaps, few have paused to study Him, and yet than which there is scarcely another more real and instructive. It invites us to consider Jesus as the Son of man, as the son of a carpenter, and in all probability, until He began to be about thirty years of age, assisting Joseph in his humble calling. Hence it was asked concerning Jesus, "Is not this the carpenter?" How truly did the Son of God identify Himself with the humanity and the curse He came to ransom and remove. And when we see those hands which built the universe building earthly dwellings for man--squaring the beam, plying the saw, thrusting the plane, driving the nail, constructing and raising the framework--we behold personally Him tasting the bitterness of that part of the curse which enjoined, "In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread."

An easy and descriptive way to learn and develop a relationship with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

A Jesus Breviary is full of meditation renderings of scripture passages on the love of God, the person of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the Christian life. A "breviary" is a portable prayerbook, usually with psalms, canticles, songs, scripture readings, and prayers. This volume is a compilation of a series: 31 Days of God's Love-Call is from Hebrew scriptures to help sit with God saying "I love you" for as long as we can stand it. 31 Days of Jesus Incarnate is about that many who lived in the first third of what we now call the first century in Nazareth near the Sea of Galilee, who we also know as the Son of God, Christ the Anointed One, Savior, Redeemer, Risen Lord, and a host of other names. In 31 Days of Jesus Miracles, the Son of God shows forth the divine dynamic power in signs opening minds and hearts and souls and strength. 31 Days of Jesus Parables gives the major teaching stories of Jesus that invite us into meditation. 31 Days of Jesus Sayings are short collections of the sayings of Jesus from the Sunday gospel readings in the three year cycle. 31 Days of Jesus' Paschal Mystery tells of the full gift of the self of Jesus in his scandalous cross, showing through his death and resurrection full Easter joy. 31 Days of the Holy Spirit has passages on the Holy Breath from Isaiah and the New Testament. 31 Days on the Christian Life are timeless readings from letters attributed to Saints Peter, Paul, John, and James. The volume includes an introductory prayer for each of the eight sections and a rendering of the Principle and Foundation of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. The arrangement is suitable for a retreat following the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius or for daily prayer similar to the hours of monastic prayer. Stephen Joseph Wolf is a parish priest in Nashville who spends most Mondays in silence and solitude writing for faith sharing groups and spiritual direction. For more information visit www.idjc.org.