To be honest, I haven't even read it to my children yet because I couldn't put it down long enough to do so last night! I ordered The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones for Luke and Seth and was amazed by what I read. What captured my attention initially was the sub-title that read: "Every Story Whispers His Name." Of course, this was referring to the fact that every story in the Bible whispers Jesus' name. My heart leaped and said, "Amen!" Sure enough, when it arrived in the mail yesterday I had the opportunity to read the first portion of the book. I was blessed by its accuracy and aim to help children see the story of Jesus in the Bible (which, by the way, is the entire purpose of the Bible!). Lloyd-Jones does not try to show how everything in the Bible points to the children reading it. No. She helps children (and adults!) do what the Bible is really aimed at doing: showing us our need for God and our desperate need for the Savior He sent into the world on our behalf. Thank you Lloyd-Jones!
Of the book, Tim Keller said:
“I would urge not just families with young children to get this book, but every Christian—from pew warmers, to ministry leaders, seminarians and even theologians! Sally Lloyd-Jones has captured the heart of what it means to find Christ in all the scriptures, and has made clear even to little children that all God's revelation has been about Jesus from the beginning—a truth not all that commonly recognized even among the very learned.”
These are my thoughts exactly. Get the book for your kids. Get the book for yourself. Get the book for your friends. In my opinion it is an easy, down to earth way, of understanding the whole point of Scripture.
Please pray that Luke and Seth would not only allow his mother and I to read the book to them, but that they would "get" the point behind it and be enthralled with their Maker!
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